What does it mean to "cite" text evidence?

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

Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?

Lines 32-34 ("Hopping ... quickly")

When citing evidence, why is it necessary to include the author's name and page number?

To give credit to the original source and allow readers to easily locate the specific information being referenced.

To hide the original source and claim the information as one's own.

To save space and reduce the length of the citation.

To confuse readers and make the citation process more complicated.

In what ways can citing evidence from a text strengthen your writing?

By providing credibility, supporting arguments, and demonstrating thorough research.

By making the writing less persuasive

By confusing the reader with too much information

By showing a lack of original thought

What are some common ways to introduce a quote from a text?

Using phrases like 'According to', 'In the words of', 'As stated by', or 'In the text, it says'.

Starting the quote with 'I think'

Quoting directly without any introduction

Using emojis to represent the quote

What should you do if you cannot find the author's name for a text you are citing?

Use the title of the work in place of the author's name in the citation.

Omit the author's name completely

Use your own name as the author

How can you analyze and interpret evidence from a text to support your argument?

Identify relevant quotes, provide analysis and interpretation, and connect evidence to the main argument.

Provide no analysis or interpretation of the evidence

Use irrelevant quotes that do not connect to the argument

Misinterpret the evidence to contradict the main argument

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

To provide support for claims and arguments

Which of the following is a correct way to cite a direct quote from a text?

'The author says that...' (Author, p. 23)

'The author says that...' Author, p. 23

'The author says that...' (p. 23)

'The author says that...' Author

When analyzing a text, why is it important to cite specific evidence?

To provide a basis for your interpretation and analysis

To show that you have read the text

To make your writing more complex

What does it mean to paraphrase evidence from a text?

To rewrite the text in your own words while maintaining the original meaning

To change a few words in the text

Citing Evidence from a Text

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1 min • 1 pt

What does it mean to cite evidence from a text?

To summarize the text without providing specific details

To make up information not found in the text

To quote or reference specific parts of the text to back up statements or arguments.

To ignore the text completely

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Why is it important to cite evidence when writing?

It adds credibility, allows verification, and gives credit.

It makes the writing longer

It limits creativity

It confuses the readers

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How can you incorporate evidence from a text into your writing?

Ignore proper citation

Use evidence from a different text

Quote directly from the text, provide proper citation, and analyze how the evidence supports your argument.

Summarize the text without quoting directly

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RI.5.8

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Give an example of citing evidence from a text in a paragraph.

Use emojis instead of actual evidence

Include evidence without any citation

Refer to a completely unrelated text

Include a direct quote or paraphrase along with the author's name and page number in parentheses.

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

When citing evidence from the text, you need:

quotation marks

correct punctuation

the text

your opinion

the title of the text

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What evidence from the text supports your answer to ?

These were to most important elections in South Africa's history?

They collected the information any way they could.

Ruth's Cafe was a small restaurant in a rural village. People of all ages gathered there that day.

They turned their heads to strain their ears toward the corner of the cafe. There, a small box squawked out the results.

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the best way to cite evidence from a text?

summarize

paraphrase

in quotes

all of the above

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.5.8

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Citing Evidence from a Text

What does it mean to cite evidence from a text?

Why is it important to cite evidence when writing?

How can you incorporate evidence from a text into your writing?

Give an example of citing evidence from a text in a paragraph.

When citing evidence from the text, you need:

What evidence from the text supports your answer to ?

What is the best way to cite evidence from a text?

What evidence from the text supports your answer to #1?

What does it mean to "cite" text evidence?

When citing evidence from a text, the proper way to punctuate it is:

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