Quotes as Evidence

How do you know evidence is taken from the text? 

• You capitalize it 

• It is in all CAPS 

• You use quotes 

• You simply state it is from the text, but do not use quotes 

What should you do after presenting text evidence?

• Move on to another reason

• Transition to another paragraph

• Summarize that evidence

• Explain how that evidence proves your thesis statement

What do we do when we write about quotes?

• Use punctuation around it

• Cite it

• Explain it

• Don't use quotes

Facts, quotations, examples, anecdotes, and statistics can all be used as _______________.

• evidence

• claims

• arguments

• counterclaims

What is relevant evidence?

• Facts, Statistics, Quotes, and Expert opinions the author uses to support their claim.

• Evidence that is not related to the topic.

• When reasons the author explains why the counterclaim is not as strong as the claim.

• A statement that can be argued.

To use another person's exact words in quotation marks to support your point with evidences is called...

• Quote

• Paraphrase

• Plagiarism

• Explanation

Factual information, quotes from authors, or examples that help the writer prove his/her point in the P.E.E.R Paragraph are called the...

• Evidence

• Explanation

• Point

• Review

"The act of informing readers WHO and WHERE from which you are quoting" is called...

• Sources

• Review

• Quote

• Cite

"Documents, articles, books, academic videos, or interviews from which you quote as evidences for your writing" are called...

• Explanations

• Reviews

• Sources

• Evidences

What is the primary purpose of using quotes as evidence in an essay?

• To provide a personal opinion

• To support a claim with authoritative sources

• To summarize the text

• To confuse the reader