- Understand that text evidence is information from a text (facts, events, etc.) used to support an inference, claim, or conclusion.
- Recognize why text evidence is important: it helps you be accurate, supports your ideas, and improves your ability to find and cite details.
- Use strategies to gather text evidence: take notes, underline key parts, color code evidence, and highlight important sections.
- Learn two ways to use evidence: paraphrase (put the evidence in your own words) or use direct quotes (copy the text exactly, using quotation marks and citing the author or page).
- Practice paraphrasing by reading details from the text and rewriting them in your own words to support your point.
- Apply text evidence stems to structure your responses, such as “According to the text…”, “The author stated that…”, or “On page ___, the author wrote…”.
- Complete activities that reinforce these skills, including worksheets on gathering, paraphrasing, and quoting evidence.
- Access free bonus materials (“FREEBIES!”) to further practice text evidence strategies.
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