Citing Text Evidence

What is the primary purpose of citing text evidence?

• To summarize the text

• To support an argument or claim

• To entertain the reader

• To confuse the reader

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CCSS.RI.5.8

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CCSS.RI.6.8

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Citing text evidence is important because it helps to ______.

• confuse the reader

• support your ideas

• make the text longer

• avoid reading

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

What is text evidence?

• A summary of a text

• Information from a text that supports an argument

• A personal opinion

• A fictional story.

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

To properly cite text evidence, one should use ______.

• words from the text

• random words

• personal opinions

• fictional stories

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CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

Text evidence is information taken directly from a text to support an answer, claim, or ____.

• Argument

• Story

• Bias

• Question

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

What are sentence stems?

• Complete sentences about the text

• Partially completed sentences that help introduce text evidence smoothly

• Random words

• Unrelated phrases from other texts

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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 should be used around the exact words from the text when citing text evidence?

• Parentheses

• Quotation marks

• Commas

• Hyphens

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CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

Fill in the blank: When introducing text evidence, use a ________ stem.

• flower

• sentence

• root

• branch

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CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

Which of the following is the best example of citing text evidence?

• A) Stanley was happy when Zero helped him dig.

• B) According to the book, Zero said, I will help you.

• C) The author states, "Zero took the shovel and began digging Stanley’s hole for him."

• D) Stanley and Zero were friends.

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

Fill in the blank: When citing text evidence, it is important to use ________ from the text to support your answer.

• opinions

• quotes

• summaries

• assumptions

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1