Cite Textual Evidence

To make an inference, we use evidence from the text, and our prior knowledge. 

• True

• False

Michael woke up with a start. Someone was banging at the front door. Heavy footsteps clomped over the bare boards of the hallway. A shouting of voices. Jacko's familiar growl, then the front door slammed shut. Michael shivered and pulled the thin blanket closer around his shoulders. Through the cracked glass of the curtainless window, the sky looked gray and dirty. A groan from the other mattress told him that Toby was awake as well.
Which of the following would be considered explicit textual evidence? 

• Michael was trying to sleep

• Toby is Michael's brother

• Michael and Toby were cold

• "the sky looked gray and dirty"

Make reference to; to quote (a passage, book, author, etc.),

• cite

• analysis

• textual evidence

• conclusion

evidence found within a particular text used to support or explain conclusions, opinions, and/or claims about the text itself or something based on the text

• textual evidence

• support

• relevant

• nuance

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

• text

• evidence

• implicit

• analysis

Cite means

• to tell where you found your answer.

• prove your answer

• background knowledge plus text clues to draw a conclusion

• a detailed examination of the text

An inference is...

• Text evidence + what you know

• Retelling a text

• Making a guess without evidence

• Information written directly into the text.

Why do we have textual evidence 

• To prove a claim

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• because your teacher says so

• to express an opinion

What is the primary purpose of citing textual evidence in an essay?

• To support claims and arguments

• To summarize the text

• To confuse the reader

• To increase word count

Which of the following is an example of textual evidence?

• A summary of the text

• A direct quote from the text

• An opinion about the text

• A question about the text