Text Evidence
What makes textual evidence STRONG instead of weak?
What is specific, relevant, and directly supports the claim?
An inference requires what two things?
What is text evidence and reasoning/background knowledge?
What is a synonym for Theme?
What is lesson, or moral?
What should you leave OUT of a summary?
What is opinions and minor details?
Point of view refers to…
What is who is telling the story and their perspective?
Why should you cite more than one piece of evidence?
What is to strengthen and fully support your analysis?
"The boy is looking over his shoulder while reading a note." What can you infer?
What is he is nervous, shy, or hiding something?
How does an author develop theme over time?
What is through plot, characters, and key details?
What must be included in an informational summary?
What is central idea and key supporting details?
How can a narrator’s bias affect a story?
What is it shapes how events and characters are presented?
“The sky darkened, and the wind howled violently.” What can you explicitly say?
What is a storm is coming or bad weather is occurring?
Why are inferences important in reading?
What is they help readers understand deeper meaning?
Why can a text have more than one theme?
What is because complex texts explore multiple ideas?
Why should a summary be shorter than the original text?
Why should a summary be shorter than the original text?
Why might two characters describe the same event differently?
What is they have different perspectives or biases?
What is the difference between paraphrasing and quoting?
What is paraphrasing = putting into your own words, quoting = using exact words?
If two readers make different inferences, what determines who is correct?
What is the strength of their supporting evidence?
Can a text have more than one theme?
What is a good strategy for summarizing fiction?
What is Somebody-Wanted-But-So-Then?
What is an unreliable narrator?
What is a narrator whose account cannot fully be trusted?
Why must evidence match your claim exactly?
What is to ensure your reasoning is valid and clearly supported?
“She reread the letter three times and sighed.” What is the BEST inference?
What is she is confused, emotional, or processing important news?
What must you include when analyzing theme development?
What is how it changes or becomes clearer across the text?
How is summarizing different from analyzing?
What is summarizing tells what happened; analyzing explains meaning?
How does an author contrast perspectives in a story?
What is by showing different viewpoints through characters or narration?