Lead-ins with Informational Texts

When using a lead-in for evidence in an informational text, which of the following are important elements to include? (SELECT TWO)

• Who published the information

• Why they're reliable

• The full URL of the link

• A summary of the website

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

What is the purpose of a lead-in to a piece of evidence?

• Helps the evidence flow smoothly in your writing

• It counts as your in-text citation for your evidence

• To explain why your evidence is important

• It makes it easy for you to plagiarize someone else's work

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Which of the following shows the best example of how to lead-in for a piece of evidence?

• This idea is explained by the Center for Disease Control, a leading expert group on health and disease, when they say, "...

• This idea is explained in an article on the internet that says, "...

• In the text it states, "...

• I found an article on a website that talked about this because they explained it all in their article when they said, "...

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

True or False: If you use a lead-in for a piece of evidence, you don't have to use an in-text citation afterwards.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

True or false: The following example identifies both where the information is from and why it's trustworthy.

In an article from NASA, a leading organization in space research, they found that...

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Which of the following is an example of how to smoothly explain why your source is reliable?

• The World Wildlife Fund, an organization which works to protect the environment, claims that...

• The World Wildlife Fun claims... This source is reliable because...

• The World Wildlife Fund, which is a reliable source, claims...

• The World Wildlife Fund claims... You should trust this source because...

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CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Which of the following IS NOT a way that you would possibly punctuate a lead-in to your evidence?

• Lead-in, "Quote" (citation).

• Lead-in. "Quote" (citation).

• Lead-in: "Quote" (citation).

• Lead-in "quote" (citation).

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1