Citing Textual Evidence

What is textual evidence?

• My opinion after reading.

• Proof in the article.

• A word for word quote from the article/story

• A made-up quote I add to my answer.

When answering a question using textual evidence, what does my support look like?

• It is another answer.

• It is proof from a text.

• It is a citation.

• It is a concluding statement.

What is another way to think of textual evidence?

• An answer to the question.

• My paraphrased version of the article.

• A word-for-word quote from the article.

• My opinion of the article.

What do I include at the end of the quote/textual evidence?

• A period

• Parenthesis

• Author

• Citation in Parenthesis

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

• This was only a small part that he was auditioning for, but there must have been 50 guys waiting here.

• The script was sitting in his lap, and his left knee was rapidly bouncing up and down, impossible for him to control. He finally held it down to stop it.

• As he read, Frank tried to quietly say his lines to get a sense of rhythm of the character's speech.

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

• 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.

When textual evidence is cited, it is called...

• a quote

• parenthetical citation

• proof

Which sentence is textual evidence 

• Last sentence 

• Second to last sentnce

• first sentence 

• fourth sentence 

Which sentence starter is appropriate when you're explaining your evidence?

• This means...

• The author states...

• The author points out...

• In conclusion...

How do you prove the answer choice you chose is the correct one?

• Find text evidence

• I just know

• Use enie menie minie mo

• Who cares