FINDING EVIDENCE

Evidence is proof that is essential to an author creating a strong argument claim, or to build and support a theme or central idea.

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Evidence

• Supporting dialogue between characters

• Interaction between characters.​

Fiction

• Statistical data

• Expert opinions

• Specialized knowledge​

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Non Fiction

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• Direct Quotes

• Paraphrase words and/or ideas​

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1. Read and understand the question or claim.

2. Closely read the text to find answers.

3. Note inferences and quotations from the passage that support the answer or claim.

4. Analyze the evidence and ask yourself, “How does the evidence support a claim or idea from the passage? What makes this evidence strong.

5. Cite the evidence​.

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• ​Strong evidence clearly connects to the question and answer.

• Ask yourself, “How does this evidence/quotation support the question and answer?​

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​In this lesson, I learned __________________ about _________________.​

______________ is important information about the topic of _______________.​

Another important point from the text is _________________________________.​

As a result of learning about _____________________, I now understand ____________.​

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