Analyzing Quotes

What is textual evidence?

• Random facts or opinions from the author

• Specific details or quotes from a text that support or prove a claim or argument.

• Personal anecdotes or experiences

• General knowledge or common sense

Why is it necessary to cite textual evidence?

• To make the text more interesting and engaging.

• To provide additional information about the author's background.

• To summarize the main ideas of the text.

• To support claims or arguments with specific examples from the text.

Why is it important to analyze a text for evidence?

• To identify the author's personal opinion.

• To evaluate the writing style and tone of the author.

• To summarize the main points of the text.

• To determine the validity and reliability of the information provided.

What are some strategies for finding supporting evidence in a text?

• Reading the text multiple times and highlighting important information

• Skipping over unfamiliar words or phrases and focusing on general ideas

• Identifying key words or phrases, looking for direct quotes or citations, analyzing data or statistics, checking for references or citations, considering the author's credentials or expertise

• Guessing the answer based on personal knowledge or assumptions

What type of evidence is this: In the story “My Trail of Tears” Mr. Sun uses figurative language to show and not tell and this is specially evident in the simile, "The building looked like it was full of bees harvesting their pollen" (1).

• Inference from the text.

• Statistics from the text.

• Quote from the text.

• Paraphrase from the text.

True or False: We always use an in-text citations when we use a quote and when we paraphrase from someones' work.

• True

• False

Should a quote support your explanation and analysis?

• Yes, quotes must support your explanation and analysis.

• No, quotes should never support your explanation and analysis.

• Never, a quote should only take up space to make your paragraph longer.

What is the purpose of analyzing quotes in a text?

• To understand the author's intent and meaning

• To memorize the text

• To ignore the context of the text

• To rewrite the text in your own words

Which of the following is a method for analyzing quotes?

• Ignoring the quote's context

• Examining the quote's language and structure

• Changing the quote to fit your argument

• Using the quote without explanation

When analyzing a quote, why is it important to consider the context?

• To change the meaning of the quote

• To understand the quote's relevance to the text

• To make the quote more confusing

• To avoid using the quote