Cite Text

When analyzing a text, why is it important to cite textual evidence?

• To provide proof for your analysis

• To make the text longer

• To avoid reading the text

• To confuse the reader

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

In the context of literary analysis, what does 'cite textual evidence' mean?

• To quote directly from the text to support an argument

• To write a summary of the text

• To express a personal opinion

• To ask questions about the text

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

Michael woke up with a start. Someone was banging at the front door. Heavy footsteps clomped over the bare boards of the hallway. A shouting of voices. Jacko's familiar growl, then the front door slammed shut. Michael shivered and pulled the thin blanket closer around his shoulders. Through the cracked glass of the curtainless window, the sky looked gray and dirty. A groan from the other mattress told him that Toby was awake as well.
Which of the following would be considered explicit textual evidence?

• Michael was trying to sleep

• Toby is Michael's brother

• Michael and Toby were cold

• "the sky looked gray and dirty"

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CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

Make reference to; to quote (a passage, book, author, etc.),

• cite

• analysis

• textual evidence

• conclusion

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

When do you need an in-text citation?

• After every sentence

• For your own ideas

• Words taken from someone else (paraphrase or direct quote)

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What two pieces of information should be included in the in-text citation?

• Page numbers, URL

• First letter of the author's last name and page numbers

• Article title and author

• Author's last name and page number

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What does it mean to "cite" text evidence?

• Use it to answer the question

• Give the source of the quote (page or line number and author)

• Put it in your own words

• Explain it

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CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

What is an in-text citation?

• A traffic ticket

• A citation in a bibliography

• a shortened citation at the end of a sentence in a paragraph

• a text message on your phone

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Why is it important to cite sources in your writing?

• To make your paper longer

• To give credit to the original authors

• To confuse the reader

• To fill up space

Tags

DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

evidence found within a particular text used to support or explain conclusions, opinions, and/or claims about the text itself or something based on the text

• textual evidence

• support

• relevant

• nuance

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2