Using Evidence to Support Answers

“Choose a passage from a text you have read recently. Write a brief paragraph that includes a claim about the text, followed by a quotation that serves as evidence to support your claim. Explain how the quotation supports your claim. Select a different text you have encountered. Formulate a claim regarding a theme or character in that text, and provide a specific piece of textual evidence to support your claim. Describe how this evidence reinforces your interpretation.”