Citing Textual Evidence in 'A Sleepover for Sara'

The video tutorial introduces students to the concept of citing textual evidence using the ACE writing strategy. It begins with a review of the importance of textual evidence in supporting claims. The tutorial includes a story, 'A Sleepover for Sarah', which is used to practice identifying and analyzing textual evidence. Students are guided through questions that require them to find evidence in the text and use it to support their answers, emphasizing the need for direct quotes and evidence-based terms.

What does the 'A' in the ACE writing strategy stand for?

• Answer the question

• Analyze the text

• Ask a question

• Argue your point

Why is citing textual evidence important?

• It connects your evidence to your claim

• It helps you write longer essays

• It makes your writing more creative

• It helps you memorize the text

What was Sarah trying to hide from her sisters?

• Her favorite book

• Her knitting project

• Her sleeping bag

• Her homework

How did Sarah's mom help her sneak out?

• By distracting the twins with a game

• By taking the twins to the park

• By calling the twins for a bath and winking at Sarah

• By telling the twins a story

Which word shows that Sarah was excited about her knitting lessons?

• Quietly

• Secretly

• Quickly

• Finally

What did Sarah feel about sorting photos initially?

• Excited

• Disappointed

• Indifferent

• Happy

What did Sarah plan to do when she got home?

• Tell her sisters about the sleepover

• Create her own photo album

• Write a story about her day

• Start a new knitting project

What did Sarah do after eating pizza?

• Went to bed

• Watched TV

• Continued organizing photos

• Started knitting

What did Sarah find fun about sorting photos?

• Seeing pictures of herself

• Eating pizza while sorting

• Figuring out who each relative was

• Labeling the photos

What did Sarah feel about her first sleepover at grandma's?

• Grown up and excited

• Nervous

• Scared

• Bored