Cite Text Evidence

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What is 'text'?

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Anything that students can read, write, view, listen to, or explore, including books, photographs, films, articles, music, art, and more.

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What is an inference?

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Text evidence + what you know.

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What is 'evidence'?

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Facts and/or information (quotes, statistics, graphs, etc.) presented together as a body of support for a claim or value statement.

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Which piece of evidence best supports the claim: 'High school students should be required to wear uniforms'?

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At one school that recently required students to wear uniforms, attendance rates went up, and behavior incidents went down.

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What does it mean to 'cite' text?

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To quote from text to help support or prove a point.

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What is the purpose of citing evidence in writing?

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To support claims and provide credibility to arguments.

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What is 'implicit' information?

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Information that is suggested or implied but not directly stated.

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What is 'analysis' in the context of text evidence?

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The process of examining and interpreting evidence to understand its significance.

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What is a 'claim'?

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A statement or assertion that something is true, often requiring support with evidence.

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What is the difference between 'text evidence' and 'personal opinion'?

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Text evidence is based on information from the text, while personal opinion is based on individual beliefs or feelings.