Text Evidence Writing

What does it mean to use text evidence?

• Use parts of a text for support

• Give the source of the quote (page or line number and author)

• Put it in your own words

• Explain it

What comes after the text evidence and includes the author's name and page number within parenthesis?

• topic sentence

• more explanation

• citation

When you copy evidence from a text, you always have to use:

• quotation marks

• parentheses

• question marks

• your brain

What is this response missing?

Salvador was lonely. He is a boy who is no one's friend (Steinbeck 23). People who have no friends usually feel sad and alone because they have no one to hang out and have fun with.

• paragraph number

• text evidence

• quotation marks around text evidence

• elaboration

What is this response missing?

John does not have any confidence. His throat "must clear itself and apologize each time it speaks" (Stone 47).

• Text evidence

• Citation for the evidence

• Quotation marks

• Elaboration/explanation

What is this response missing?

"Shakes the sleepy brothers awake, ties their shoes, combs their hair with water" (Jones 9). Salvador is responsible for helping his brothers get ready in the morning, which is usually a parent's job.

• Text evidence

• Citation for text evidence

• Elaboration

• Transition into text evidence

What is this text evidence missing?

"Salvador with eyes the color of caterpillar."

• Quotation marks

• Citation

What is this text evidence missing?

"Helps his mama, who is busy with the business of the baby" (Johnson 23)

• quotation marks

• period at the very end

• text evidence

Which text evidence is cited correctly?

• Salvador has a "hundred balloons of happiness."

• Salvador has a hundred balloons of happiness (para. 3).

• Salvador has a hundred balloons of happiness.

• Salvador has a "hundred balloons of happiness" (para. 3)..

Which text evidence is cited correctly?

• Salvador leaves with his brothers and "dissolves into the bright horizon."

• Salvador leaves with his brothers and "dissolves into the bright horizon" (Jones 3).

• Salvador leaves with his brothers and dissolves into the bright horizon.

• Salvador leaves with his brothers and dissolves into the bright horizon (para. 3).