Citing Evidence in Writing
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Objective
I can find evidence in a text to support my main idea when writing.
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Warm-up video
Unknown Channel · 5:00
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Part 2 of 3
Practice
7 questions
Define textual evidence in your own words and explain why it is important in writing.
In the context of the video, why is it necessary to cite a quote when using textual evidence? Provide an example of how you would cite a quote from a book.
Part 3 of 3
Exit ticket
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“After reading a short article about climate change, identify the main idea of the article. Provide a piece of textual evidence that supports this main idea and explain how this evidence relates to it. Choose a chapter from a novel you have recently read. Identify the main idea of that chapter, provide a piece of textual evidence that supports this main idea, and explain how this evidence connects to it. ”
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