Finding & Using Textual Evidence

What is textual evidence?

• Textual evidence is proof from the text that supports your answer.

• Textual evidence is a summary of the text.

• Textual evidence is a list of characters in the story.

• Textual evidence is the title of the book.

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Textual evidence can be:

• A direct quote

• A paraphrase

• Both

• None of the above

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Which of the following is NOT a step to find textual evidence?

• Read the question carefully

• Reread the text

• Ignore the text

• Explain how it connects to your answer

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CCSS.RI.8.8

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Fill in the blank: Step 1 to find textual evidence is to ________.

• Read the question carefully

• Skip the passage

• Guess the answer

• Ignore the details

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

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Fill in the blank: Step 2 to find textual evidence is to ________.

• Reread the text

• Summarize the story

• Ignore the details

• Write a conclusion

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

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Fill in the blank: Step 3 to find textual evidence is to ________.

• Highlight or underline key words, actions, or ideas.

• Skip over important details.

• Ignore the main idea of the text.

• Write a summary without reading.

• Guess based on the title only.

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

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Fill in the blank: Step 4 to find textual evidence is to ________.

• Choose the BEST evidence

• Ignore the evidence

• Guess the answer

• Skip the step

• Use random information

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Fill in the blank: Step 5 to find textual evidence is to ________.

• Explain how it connects to your answer.

• Skip the evidence and guess.

• Ignore the question.

• Write a summary of the text.

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

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Which of the following is a correct sentence stem for citing evidence?

• The text states, "___," which shows ____.

• The author is interesting.

• I think this is true.

• None of the above.

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

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Which of the following is a common mistake to avoid when using textual evidence?

• Dropping in quotes without explanation

• Choosing random details

• Forgetting to connect evidence

• All of the above

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