Finding Evidence in Text: Strategies for Answering Open-Ended Questions

The video tutorial teaches students how to find evidence in a text to support their answers. It begins with an introduction to the lesson's objectives, followed by an explanation of what evidence is and why it's important. The tutorial outlines steps to locate evidence using text features and clues, and then applies these steps to a specific text example. The lesson concludes with a review of the process and a summary of the key points covered.

What is the first step in the process of answering a question according to the lesson?

How can you identify evidence in a text?

What common mistake do people make when looking for evidence?

What are the three steps mentioned for finding evidence?

Why is it important to look at text features?

What did the teacher find that indicated the colonies were displeased with British laws?

What conclusion did the teacher reach about the petition sent to the British King?