Citing Text Evidence

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What is the primary purpose of citing text evidence?

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To support an argument or claim

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Citing text evidence is important because it helps to ______.

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support your ideas

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What is text evidence?

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Information from a text that supports an argument

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To properly cite text evidence, one should use ______.

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words from the text

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Text evidence is information taken directly from a text to support an answer, claim, or ____.

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Argument

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What are sentence stems?

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Partially completed sentences that help introduce text evidence smoothly

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What should be used around the exact words from the text when citing text evidence?

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Quotation marks

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Fill in the blank: When introducing text evidence, use a ________ stem.

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sentence

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Which of the following is the best example of citing text evidence? Options: A) Stanley was happy when Zero helped him dig. B) According to the book, Zero said, I will help you. C) The author states, "Zero took the shovel and began digging Stanley’s hole for him." D) Stanley and Zero were friends.

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The author states, "Zero took the shovel and began digging Stanley’s hole for him."

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Fill in the blank: When citing text evidence, it is important to use ________ from the text to support your answer.

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quotes