Writing Text Evidence

When you use information from the text to support our answers it is called...

• Evidence

• Textual Evidence

• Cite the Evidence

• Infer

Textual evidence is when we use information from the text to support our answers.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Citing the text means to give credit to the author that wrote the text.

• TRUE

• FALSE

What word or phrase means stating the author and page number from a source when using a direct quotation or paraphrasing?

• text

• direct quotation

• paraphrasing

• in-text citation

Which sentence starter is appropriate when you're explaining your evidence?

• This means...

• The author states...

• The author points out...

• In conclusion...

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

When writing evidence, what is the last element you include?

• a quote

• a transition

• a citation

• context

Do you put quotation marks around textual evidence?

• Yes

• No

Do you put quotations around textual evidence

• True

• False

The written words in a story, article, or any type of writing is called...

• Context Clues

• Evaluate

• Text

• Analyze