Text Evidence

Which quote support the claim that we should stop using screens for a week?

• "Screens cause students to be distracted and they cannot learn as well."

• "Screens allow students to find information quickly and efficiently."

• "Technology has become more advanced in the past ten years."

• "Screens on cell phones have become larger in the past few years."

In which part of the argumentative essay will you include your evidence?

• Introduction

• Body Paragraph

• Hook

• Conclusion

Which piece of evidence best supports the claim that we should have sports in middle school?

• "In schools that have sports, students attend games after school."

• "Research shows that school sports increase student interest in school."

• 'When schools have sports programs, the school must spend money on coaches and equipment."

• "School sports include volleyball, soccer, basketball and tennis."

Which of these phrases would be good to use to cite text evidence?

• In conclusion,

• In my opinion,

• According to the text,

• In other words,

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

Which of the following is an example of textual evidence?

• A personal opinion about the story

• A quote from the text supporting an analysis

• A summary of the plot

• An interpretation of the theme

"Clues" you see or read in the text are called?

• Schema

• Background knowledge

• Inference

• Text evidence

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.

First you identified the important words.

Then you scanned to find the right paragraph.

Where would the text-evidence answer be regarding how a blind person can use their exceptional hearing and memory to make up for their loss of sight?

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.