Short Answers Using Text Evidence

In an ELA CER, the evidence means...

• you are clearly stating your idea

• you are citing a quotation/paraphrase from the text

• you are explaining how your evidence proves your idea

In an ELA CER, the reasoning means...

• you are clearly stating your idea

• you are citing a quotation/paraphrase from the text

• you are explaining how your evidence proves your idea

In a short response, which part goes after the context?

• a claim

• text evidence

• an emoji

• An explanation in your own words that works like a conclusion.

What is a 'claim' in a short response paragraph?

• A word that describes something

• An idea that you will carefully explain and prove with text evidence

• A part of the text that you copy and paste into your answer

• A sea creature with a very hard shell

What part of this paragraph needs the most work?

• It doesn’t need any help/all the parts are really good.

• The CONTEXT

• The EVIDENCE

• The EXPLANATION

What part of this paragraph is the strongest?

• It doesn’t need any help/all the parts are really good.

• The CONTEXT

• The EVIDENCE

• The EXPLANATION

TRUE or FALSE: Context should answer the WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, and WHY about the part of the text that you used as evidence.

• True

• False

What part of this paragraph is the strongest?

• It doesn’t need any help/all the parts are really good.

• The CONTEXT

• The EVIDENCE

• The EXPLANATION

In a short response, what is the purpose of using text evidence?

• To provide a personal opinion

• To support the claim with proof from the text

• To summarize the entire text

• To introduce a new topic

Which of the following is an example of text evidence?

• A personal anecdote

• A direct quote from the text

• A rhetorical question

• A hypothetical scenario