Citing Evidence with Effective Sentence Starters

Why is it important to cite evidence when discussing a passage?

• To avoid writing your own ideas

• To confuse the reader

• To give credit to the original author

• To make the text longer

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Which of the following is a correct sentence starter for citing evidence?

• In my opinion

• I think

• It seems

• In paragraph

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

What should you use to set off a direct quote from an author?

• Brackets

• Asterisks

• Parentheses

• Quotation marks

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which sentence starter would you use to paraphrase an author's statement?

• The author stated

• In my opinion

• I believe

• It is said

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What does the sentence starter 'according to the text' help you do?

• Introduce a new topic

• Express your own opinion

• Cite evidence from the text

• Summarize the text

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Which character from Magic School Bus is mentioned as an example of citing evidence?

• Ms. Frizzle

• Carlos

• Arnold

• Dorothy Ann

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

How can you use the sentence starter 'from the text I know'?

• To introduce a new idea

• To make an inference

• To state your opinion

• To ask a question

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What is the purpose of using evidence sentence starters?

• To confuse the reader

• To make the text longer

• To give credit to the author

• To make the text more interesting

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

How many types of giraffes did the scientists discover according to the article?

• One

• Four

• Two

• Three

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

What can you do to help support endangered animal populations according to the text?

• Donate to conservation efforts

• Ignore the problem

• Keep animals as pets

• Stop reading about them

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5