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Evidence: In your writing you will be required to include evidence from the text to support your ideas. Textual evidence includes direct quotations and specific information from the text you read. Tip: Use quotation marks to set off direct quotations from the text.
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Evidence: In your writing you will be required to include evidence from the text to support your ideas. Textual evidence includes direct quotations and specific information from the text you read. Tip: Use quotation marks to set off direct quotations from the text. If you are paraphrasing information, do not use quotation marks and put the information in your own words.
Model 1 Read the following paragraph
Model 1 Read the following paragraph.
Model 2 Read the following paragraph.
Model 2 Read the following paragraph.
Activity 3A Analyzing a Paragraph (p. 11) 1. Underline three examples of textual evidence.
Activity 3A Analyzing a Paragraph (p. 11) 1. Underline three examples of textual evidence.
Activity 3A Analyzing a Paragraph (p. 11) 2. Is there adequate textual evidence to support the main idea? Why or why not?
Activity 3A Analyzing a Paragraph (p. 11) 2. Is there adequate textual evidence to support the main idea? Why or why not? Yes, The paragraph contains a quotation from the book and several other examples of evidence to support the main idea that Bilbo is an unlikely hero.
Your Assignment • Write a paragraph explaining the relationship between courage and failure. • Support your ideas using evidence from the passage on the next slide. • You may paraphrase and use direct quotes. • When revising your paragraph, ask the following questions: • Does the paragraph use evidence from the text? • Is the evidence effective? • Does it reinforce your idea?