Organizing Your Evidence: Writing Supporting Paragraphs

This video tutorial teaches how to organize evidence in writing by creating supporting paragraphs. It covers the steps of expanding similarities into sentences, citing sources, and quoting text. The lesson uses Benjamin's story as an example to demonstrate these techniques. The tutorial emphasizes the importance of providing evidence and properly citing and quoting sources to support a thesis.

What is the primary focus of the lesson on organizing evidence?

• Writing supporting paragraphs

• Developing a conclusion

• Creating a thesis statement

• Summarizing articles

Which of the following is NOT one of the three main tasks discussed in the lesson?

• Expanding similarities into sentences

• Citing the text

• Quoting exact words

• Creating a bibliography

How does the lesson suggest organizing paragraphs when using a table of similarities?

• By writing one paragraph for each similarity

• By writing one paragraph for each individual

• By writing one paragraph for each article

• By writing one paragraph for each theme

What example is used to illustrate the process of expanding similarities into sentences?

• Isaac Newton

• Benjamin Carson

• Marie Curie

• Albert Einstein

What action did Benjamin Carson's mother take that significantly impacted his academic performance?

• Enrolled him in a special school

• Moved to a new city

• Turned off the TV permanently

• Hired a private tutor

What phrase does the lesson suggest using to describe Benjamin's transformation after his mother turned off the TV?

• Became a bookworm

• Started a new hobby

• Became a musician

• Joined a sports team

What is the final step in the process of organizing evidence in supporting paragraphs?

• Summarizing the text

• Creating an outline

• Quoting exact words

• Writing a conclusion