Citing Text Evidence

What does quoting mean in writing?

• Using the exact words from the author

• Changing the author's words

• Ignoring the author's words

• Writing your own ideas

What should you use when quoting someone?

• Quotation marks

• Parentheses

• Brackets

• Asterisks

What is paraphrasing?

• Putting the author's ideas into your own words

• Copying the author's exact words

• Ignoring the author's ideas

• Writing unrelated ideas

Which sentence starter can be used to cite text evidence?

• "According to the author..."

• "Once upon a time..."

• "In my opinion..."

• "Yesterday, I saw..."

Why is citing text evidence important?

• It shows where your information comes from

• It makes your writing longer

• It confuses the reader

• It hides the source of information

What does paraphrasing require you to do?

• Share the idea in your own words

• Use the exact words from the text

• Ignore the text

• Write in a different language

Which of the following is NOT a sentence starter for citing evidence?

• "In my opinion..."

• "The text states that..."

• "As mentioned in the story..."

• "This part of the book shows that..."

What is the purpose of using quotation marks in writing?

• To show the words are not your own

• To make the text look fancy

• To confuse the reader

• To add more words

What should you always do when using someone else's ideas?

• Give credit to the author

• Ignore the author

• Change the author's ideas

• Hide the author's name

What does the phrase "The text states that..." help you do?

• Cite text evidence

• End a story

• Start a new paragraph

• Write a conclusion