Text Evidence Passages

What does this part of the question tell me I need to do: "Your response must be based on ideas and information that can be found in the passages"?

• Use information from both passages to support my answer to the question.

• Use my own ideas and opinions to answer the question.

• Google something on my phone while teachers aren't looking, and copy and paste whatever I find on the topic.

• Use information from the shortest passage to answer the question.

What's NOT the best way to include text evidence in an extended response?

• Copy and paste as much as possible from the text(s).

• Use some direct quotes. Cite the source by including the title of the passage, the passage number, or author's name.

• Paraphrase some important information. Cite the source, the title of the passage, the passage number, or author's name.

• Make sure I explain any text evidence I use. It's important to show that I understand what the text is saying.

What step of RACE should I use when I write an extended response based on a reading passage?

• R - Restate the question; turn the question into a statement that answers the question.

• A - Answer all parts of the question.

• C - Use text evidence to support my answer, and cite the source by referring to the author's name, the number of the passage, or the title of the passage.

• E - When I use information from the text, make sure I explain the information, so it's clear that I understand what the text is saying.

• RACE - I should use all of the RACE steps because these steps will help me write a solid extended response.

What text evidence would be helpful to support a claim that organic foods are worthwhile?

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• Paragraph 3

• Paragraph 4

• Paragraph 6

What evidence from the text best supports your answer to ?

• He hadn't gotten the hat cleaned on account of the one time they had accidentally dumped bleach on it.

• At home, he got changed and packed an overnight bag. As he headed for the door his son came down the stairs with a big yawn.

• Well I'm jumping north to Boston, then Chicago, and then LA. We'll overnight there, turn it around in the morning and repeat it in reverse. The weathers clear so I should be back for dinner tomorrow.

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

• He moved with impossible grace, the music fading into the background.

• Vaslav Nijinsky was one of the most celebrated artist of the early 20th century.

• Blues songs recored in the South could be turned into records and sent anywhere. Photography could capture images of architecture and paintings.

What is textual evidence?

• Summary of the text

• Specific details from a text that support a claim or analysis

• Random thoughts from the author

• Opinions of the characters

What evidence from the text supports your answer to ?

• He moved with impossible grace, the music fading into the background.

• Vaslav Nijinsky was one of the most celebrated artist of the early 20th century.

• Blues songs recored in the South could be turned into records and sent anywhere. Photography could capture images of architecture and paintings.

What is the purpose of using text evidence in literary analysis?

• To prove the reader's personal opinion is correct

• To support the claim with specific examples from the text

• To summarize the plot of the story

• To describe the characters in detail

What evidence from the text best supports your answer to ?

• He hadn't gotten the hat cleaned on account of the one time they had accidentally dumped bleach on it.

• At home, he got changed and packed an overnight bag. As he headed for the door his son came down the stairs with a big yawn.

• Well I'm jumping north to Boston, then Chicago, and then LA. We'll overnight there, turn it around in the morning and repeat it in reverse. The weathers clear so I should be back for dinner tomorrow.