Quiz on Evidence and Elaboration

What are the characteristics of high quality textual evidence?

• Vague, irrelevant, and unsupported

• Specific, relevant, and supports the claims

• General, inaccurate, and weakens the argument

• Precise, accurate, and irrelevant

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

What does excellent commentary/elaboration in argumentative writing provide?

• Insightful analysis and interpretation

• Repetition of the evidence

• Irrelevant connections between evidence and claim

• Weak analysis and interpretation

What is the role of transition words in persuasive writing?

• To confuse the reader

• To create a disjointed flow

• To smoothly connect ideas and introduce evidence

• To weaken the argument

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which transition words are effective for introducing evidence?

• Thus, therefore, consequently, in other words

• For example, moreover, furthermore, in addition

• Vague, irrelevant, and unsupported

• Precise, accurate, and irrelevant

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Which transition words are ideal for adding elaboration to evidence?

• Vague, irrelevant, and unsupported

• Thus, therefore, consequently, in other words

• For example, moreover, furthermore, in addition

• Precise, accurate, and irrelevant

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1