Citing Textual Evidence: Key Steps and Techniques

The video tutorial explains the importance of citing textual evidence, defining key terms like 'cite' and 'evidence'. It outlines three reasons for citing evidence: supporting ideas, answering questions, and backing opinions in real life. The tutorial breaks down explicit textual evidence and provides a three-step process for citing it: state your idea, cite from the text, and explain the evidence. An example is given to illustrate the process, emphasizing the importance of using statistics to support claims.

What does it mean to 'cite' in the context of textual evidence?

• To summarize the text

• To ignore the text

• To reference or refer to a part of a text

• To create new information

Which of the following is NOT a reason for citing textual evidence?

• To support our ideas with explicit evidence

• To prove our opinions are not made up

• To back our opinions in real life

• To make our opinions less serious

What does 'explicit' mean in the context of explicit textual evidence?

• Hidden

• Direct

• Indirect

• Implied

What is the first step in the three-step process of citing textual evidence?

• Explain the evidence

• State your idea

• Cite from the text

• Summarize the text

How should you present supporting evidence from the text?

• By rewriting the text in your own words

• By ignoring the text

• By paraphrasing or using direct quotes

• By summarizing the entire text

What is the purpose of explaining the evidence after citing it?

• To add more quotes

• To change the reader's opinion

• To confuse the reader

• To show how the quote supports your idea

In the example provided, what statistic is used to highlight the problem of cats killing birds?

• Cats killed between 1.4 billion and 3.7 billion birds every year

• Cats killed between 1 million and 2 million birds every year

• Cats killed between 2 billion and 4 billion birds every year

• Cats killed between 500 million and 1 billion birds every year

What is the author's purpose in writing the text about cats killing birds?

• To describe the life of birds

• To inform people about the problem and its controversial solutions

• To entertain the readers

• To persuade people to adopt cats

What does the student do after stating their idea in the example?

• They change their opinion

• They summarize the text

• They cite textual evidence

• They ignore the text

Why does the student choose the statistic about cats killing birds as their evidence?

• Because it is easy to remember

• Because it is irrelevant

• Because it catches the reader's eye with big numbers

• Because it is a small number