Text Evidence

the available body of supporting, valid, and relevant details, facts, or information that supports an inference, idea, or proposition

• Text Structure

• Argument

• Rebuttal

• Evidence

Which of these phrases would be good to use to cite text evidence?

• In conclusion,

• According to the text,

• In my opinion,

• In other words,

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

Which quote supports the claim that we should stop using screens for a week?

• "Screens cause students to be distracted and then they cannot learn as well."

• "Screens allow students to find information quickly and efficiently."

• "Technology has become more advanced in the past ten years."

• "Screens on cell phones have become larger in the past few years."

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CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

In which part of the argumentative essay do you include the quotes from the text?

• Introduction

• Hook

• Body Paragraph

• Conclusion

The evidence below best matches which claim?

Teachers stay late at work many times a week. Teachers plan and grade student work while they home at night. Teacher spent many hours on weekends planning lessons for the week.

• In my opinion, teachers respect students.

• In my opinion, teachers work very hard.

• In my opinion, teachers are very knowledgeable.

• In my opinion, teachers are very important.

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

Using evidence to support your claim makes your ideas ____________.

• right

• wrong

• weaker

• stronger

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

When you write evidence in your essay, what punctuation do you need to have to show that it came from the text?

• exclamation marks

• quotation marks

• apostrophes

• period

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CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

What is the purpose of using text evidence in an essay?

• To support claims and arguments

• To confuse the reader

• To make the essay longer

• To introduce new topics

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

Which of the following is NOT a way to introduce text evidence?

• The author states,

• The text reveals,

• In my opinion,

• According to the passage,

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

What is a key characteristic of strong text evidence?

• It is vague and general

• It is specific and directly related to the claim

• It is unrelated to the topic

• It is based on personal opinion

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1