Text Evidence
This is a sentence or detail from the text that supports your answer.
text evidence?
A conclusion you make using clues from the text and what you already know.
inference
What the text is mostly about.
What the text is mostly about.
This is the main point or argument the author is trying to make.
author’s claim
This appeals to the reader’s emotions.
pathos
You should use these when quoting from the text.
quotation marks
These help you make an inference.
text clues
This helps you track ideas across paragraphs.
annotating
This is the type of sentence that usually states the claim.
topic sentence
This appeals to logic or reasoning
logos
This phrase often starts a sentence when you use evidence.
According to the text
This is information you already know that helps you understand the text.
background knowledge
This should be ignored when finding the central idea.
minor details
You should always do this after identifying the claim.
look for supporting evidence
This appeals to the writer’s credibility or trustworthiness.
ethos
This explains how your evidence supports your answer.
reasoning
This strategy means combining clues and what you know.
text + thinking
A sentence that gives only one small detail.
not a central idea
This type of evidence includes numbers, statistics, or research.
factual evidence
famous person’s opinion to support an argument.
ethos
You should always do this after giving evidence.
explain how it supports your answer
This proves your inference is correct.
supporting evidence
This explains how details support the main idea.
summary
A personal belief or feeling.
opinion
statistics or facts to support an argument.
logos