Evidence vs Elaboration
What is more important, evidence or elaboration?
Both are very important but elaboration would probably be more important because you can use textual information to elaborate and further explain a point.
What is evidence?
Evidence is the available facts or information indicating whether or not something is true or valid.
Define elaboration
Expanding in more detail what has already been said
Your the best.
You're the best.
How many siblings does Ms. Iony have?
2 brothers
Contrast evidence and elaboration
Evidence is direct quotes used from the source/text while elaboration is using information from the text to further explain something
Name 3 examples of quote transitions
1) According to....
2) In the text....
3) For example...
Where/how should your elaboration build upon?
It should build upon the evidence taken from the sources
Fix the errors in this sentence: Physicians will tell there patients too exercise daily.
Physicians will tell their patients to exercise daily.
Lemon tart
According to source 1,'The Stones of Machu Picchu', Machu Picchu is "one of the world's greatest archaelogical wonders" and has a "breathtaking natural setting".
Evidence
What paragraph does the thesis statement go in?
Introductory paragraph
What two sentences in a paragraph should be almost identical (just simply reworded )?
Topic sentence and concluding sentence
Fix the errors in this sentence: Principal's belive that uniforms prevent student's from being distracted.
Principals believe that uniforms prevent students from being distracted.
How many pets does Ms. Iony have? What exactly are they?
4. 3 Ridgebacks and one Malagasy
"The overuse of automobiles in Chicago and Shanghai has been a great setback to the current efforts being used toward reducing greenhouse gases". BOTH SHANGHAI AND CHICAGO ARE BIG CITIES THAT HAVE A LARGE POPULATION AND NEED THE REDUCTION OF MORE CARS.
Elaboration
Contrast textual evidence and textual information
Textual evidence is direct quotes from the text while textual information is information from the text put into your own words (paraphrasing)
What are some ways to elaborate?
Personal experience
Examples
Statistics
What is wrong with this sentence? Children often report after exercising that their feeling better.
Children often report, after exercising, that they're feeling better.
How old is Ms. Iony?
32 (but she looks younger!)
What is domain-specific vocabulary?
Words that are specific to the essay topic/writing
Is this textual evidence or textual information?
"In Rosenthal's article, she included how experts have said that the overuse of automobiles in Chicago and Shanghai has been a great setback"
Textual information
How should you start each of your body paragraphs?
Thesis statement (or point sentence)
Fix the errors in this sentence: Have you ever wondered why adults tell you that to much t.v. is bad for you. The florida department of health says being a couch potato leds to obesity.
Have you ever wondered why adults tell you that too much T.V. is bad for you? The Florida Department of Health says being a couch potato leads to obesity.
Which football team does Ms. Iony support?
AC Milan