USING EVIDENCE-BASED TERMS

• What is textual evidence? • What are evidence-based terms?• How do you use evidence-based terms to support your

ideas about a text?

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Warm-Up

What does this photograph show? Who do you think learns in this space?

Evidence is information that supports

an idea or a belief.

Discuss Responses

What evidence supports your idea that this is a kindergarten classroom?

What is textual evidence?

Textual evidence is information from a text that supports an idea or belief.

Texts include such things as newspapers, magazines, books, letters, emails, and other written documents.

Using evidence to support a statement

You could say, “On the first page of the novel, Nick’s father reminds him that he’s had more advantages than other people in the world.”

Suppose your teacher asks, “What textual evidence shows that Nick Carraway, the narrator of The Great Gatsby, was born into a wealthy family?

Textual Evidence

What are evidence-based terms?

Evidence-based terms are the words or phrases that connect an idea and the textual evidence that supports the idea.

Evidence-based terms

Daisy Buchanan was in love with wealth. For example, the novel says, “Her voice is full of money.”

The novel provides a glimpse of American life because it focuses on the lavish lifestyles of the 1920s.

More evidence-based terms

The ability to deliver speeches is a learned skill. The author stated, “We are not born with the expertise to do this.”

Interviewing for a job isn’t like having a conversation at school. It is a structured experience. According to the text, every element is planned beforehand.

More evidence-based terms

You need to understand several concepts about culture. For instance, culture is something that is learned.

Based on the reading, I know that an open-ended question is one that requires more than a “yes” or “no” answer.

For Reference and More Practice …

Refer to the Using Evidence-Based Terms Student Reference Sheet.

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