RL 5.1 Citing Evidence & Making Inferences

Which argument is better?

• The first one

• The second one

What does citing evidence mean? (choose 2 answers!)

• Looking for something with your eyes.

• Backing up your answer with information you found in the book.

• Looking at something with a magnifying glass.

Making an inference has to do with citing evidence because

• It actually has nothing to do with citing evidence.

• You make an inference after you cite text evidence.

• You cite text evidence to prove your inference.

What can you INFER about how Jade is feeling?  Cite evidence!  

• Jade is excited about walking on the road.

  "She walked slowly down the cold and windy road." 

• Jade is terrified to be on the road alone. 

  "The gray, dark sky matched how she felt on the inside."

• Jade is sad or upset because she didn't have any where to go and no one to see. 

  "She had no where to go, and no one to get to.  The gray, dark sky matched how she felt on the inside."

What can you INFER about how David is feeling? Cite evidence!

• David did not want to go to summer camp. 

  "The night before, he had barely slept all day."

• David was excited and thrilled about going to summer camp.

  "...thinking about all the events he would be participating in at summer camp.  His heart leaped and a smile came to his face..."

When do you not need to use quotation marks to cite text evidence?

• When you put it in your own words.

• You always need to use quotation marks.

• You never need to use quotation marks.