Incorporating Text Evidence

When we smoothly incorporate text evidence, we give the reader _______ to understand where the evidence came from and how it relates to our point.

• quotation marks

• citation

• context

• notes

Which piece of text evidence is smoothly incorporated?

• The article "Should Your School Day Start Later?" by Steph Smith states, "...schools in several states have switched to later start times in recent years" (Source 1).

• "...schools in several states have switched to later start times in recent years" (Source 1).

Which piece of text evidence is smoothly incorporated?

• "What’s more, experts say, teens are biologically wired to fall asleep later at night."

• Smith explains, "What’s more, experts say, teens are biologically wired to fall asleep later at night."

Which piece of text evidence is smoothly incorporated?

• "According to the Sleep Foundation, nearly 60 percent of middle school students and more than

  70 percent of high school students in the U.S. aren’t getting the recommended 8.5 to 9.5 hours

  of sleep a night."

• The article "Should Your School Day Start Later?" references the Sleep Foundation who found that, "nearly 60 percent of middle school students and more than

  70 percent of high school students in the U.S. aren’t getting the recommended 8.5 to 9.5 hours

  of sleep a night" (Source 1).

Which piece of text evidence is smoothly incorporated?

• Source One includes an quote from a parent. The parent says, “My son has an exercise class that he absolutely loves at a gym” that was right after school last

  year, she explains. “[Now] he can’t go.”

• The parent says, “My son has an exercise class that he absolutely loves at a gym” that was right after school last

  year, she explains. “[Now] he can’t go.”

Which piece of text evidence is smoothly incorporated?

• An infographic by cdc.gov states, "5 out of 6 U.S. middle and high schools start the school day before 8:30 A.M."

• "5 out of 6 U.S. middle and high schools start the school day before 8:30 A.M." (Infographic).

Which piece of text evidence is smoothly incorporated?

• "Teens need at least 8 hours of sleep per night" (Source 2).

• Cdc.gov explains that "Teens need at least 8 hours of sleep per night" (Source 2).

Which piece of text evidence is smoothly incorporated?

• "2 out of 3 U.S. high school students sleep less than 8 hours on school nights."

• The Center for Disease Control (cdc) found that "2 out of 3 U.S. high school students sleep less than 8 hours on school nights" (cdc.gov).

Select some of the words and phrases that can BEST help you smoothly incorporate text evidence.

• For example, Source 1 states...

• The quote...

• In the article "..." we read that...

• It says...

Select some of the words and phrases that can BEST help you smoothly incorporate text evidence.

• (no intro)

• When we read the expert opinion in Source 2, "..."

• (dropped quote)

• Source 1 illustrates this in the graph titled "...".