Citing Textual Evidence Practice

Which is the appropriate sentence starter when you're citing evidence?

• The author states...

• This means...

• Because of this...

• In conclusion...

What is textual evidence?

• My opinion after reading.

• Proof in the article.

• A word-for-word quote from the article/story followed by an in-text citation.

• A made-up quote I add to my answer.

What step comes after citing textual evidence?

• Explain how the textual evidence supports the answer.

• Check for unclear pronouns.

• Add another piece of evidence.

• My answer.

Before I can include my textual evidence, what do I need to add?

• A citation.

• My opinion.

• A concluding statement.

• A lead to introduce the quote.

What is the first step to writing a constructed-response with textual evidence?

• Conclude

• Answer

• Restate

• Support

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"

It was the sea eagle that called Emily down to the beach. It hovered above the waves, it's broad wings dusty where the land had left its mark, its small eyes that could follow the horizon bright and keen.
She hadn't meant to come down onto the beach. She'd meant to sit at the top of the ramp till the other kids had left the street, till she could walk home from school in peace without strangers staring at her, but somehow the bird seemed to urge her to come down.

Which textual evidence best describes Emily's thoughts and feelings? 

• "... till she could walk home from school in peace..."

• "... sea eagle that called Emily..."

• "... its broad wings dusty..."

• "... the bird seemed to urge her to come down."

The definition of support is?

• Back up an answer with details. Prove. Provide evidence.

• Give the short version: main idea + the beginning, middle, end.

• Take your best guess on what will happen next.

• Tell how something happened. Tell the steps.

What are the steps to citing evidence?

• State your idea, explain your reasons, and summarize

• Explain your reasons and cite evidence

• State your idea, cite evidence, and explain 

• Cite evidence and explain the evidence

What does the acronym A.C.E. mean?

• Answer, Call, Evidence

• Alter, Cite, Explain

• All, Cars, Everywhere

• Answer, Cite Explain