Cite Evidence
What do you use from the text to support your answer?
What is evidence?
What is central idea?
The main message the author wants to communicate.
What helps you figure out the meaning of unknown words?
Context clues
What is text structure?
How a text is organized
What is a claim?
An opinion the authors argues
True Or False. Opinions count as strong evidence.
False
What is a summary?
The short version of what the text is about
What is figurative language?
A play with words
Words or phrases that differ from their literal meaning
Who is the authors audience?
The person the author is writing to
What supports a claim?
Evidence and reasons
What does "textual evidence" mean?
Facts and details from the text
Which is not a good summary? details, opinions, or main points?
Opinions
What are context clues?
Words that are around the "unknown" vocab
What is point of view?
Authors perspective
What is a counterclaim?
The opposing opinion
Why is quoting the text better than guessing?
It shows proof from the author
How do details support the central idea?
They explain, or prove them
What does tone mean?
The authors attitude
How can bias affect a text?
It makes the text one-sided
What makes evidence relevant?
It connects back to the claim
Explain how evidence helps prove your thinking.
It supports and strengthens your answer
Whats wrong with this summary?
The article is about pollution. It talks about trash in the oceans , dirty air, and how animals are affected. I think people should care more.
It includes an opinion
How does word choice affect meaning?
It changes how to reader feels
An authors writes about school uniforms using only statistics that show uniforms improve behavior, it does not include any negative information. What does it tell you about the authors purpose/point of view?
the author is biased or trying to persuade the reader.
Why could weak evidence be an issue?
It makes the argument untrustworthy