
- 138 pages
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Prove It! Using Textual Evidence, Levels 6-8
About this book
Knowing how to cite textual evidence is a key component in reading and writing in education today. This resource equips teachers with the strategies they need to teach students how to cite and annotate textual evidence when reading and writing. Secondary school students will learn how to find evidence to support their opinions, incorporate that evidence in their writing, and accurately cite their sources. The ten lessons include proper MLA formatting, paraphrasing, using block quotation, creating a bibliography, the use of credible sources, avoiding plagiarism, and more. Students will apply what they''ve learned through twenty practice exercises. Citing textual evidence powerfully strengthens students'' writing, develops analytical thinking and logic, and readies students for college and career with lessons that are aligned to McREL, TESOL, and WIDA standards.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Credits
- Page 3 - Table of Contents
- Page 4 - From the Authors
- Page 5 - Foreword
- Page 7 - Using Textual Evidence and Citations
- Page 10 - How to Use this Book
- Page 11 - Standards Correlations
- Page 16 - Lesson 1: Introduction to Textual Evidence
- Page 21 - Lesson 2: Citing with Direct Quotations
- Page 24 - Lesson 3: Citing with Block Quotations
- Page 27 - Lesson 4: Citing with Paraphrasing
- Page 30 - Lesson 5: Citing with Poetry
- Page 33 - Practice 1: Author’s Purpose
- Page 37 - Practice 2: Text Structure
- Page 41 - Practice 3: Main Idea
- Page 45 - Practice 4: Identifying Literary Devices
- Page 49 - Practice 5: Compare and Contrast
- Page 53 - Practice 6: Synthesizing and Summarizing
- Page 57 - Practice 7: Making Inferences.
- Page 61 - Practice 8: Identifying Key Details
- Page 65 - Practice 9: Asking Questions
- Page 69 - Practice 10: Compare and Contrast
- Page 75 - Lesson 6: Using Credible andReliable Sources
- Page 78 - Lesson 7: Supporting a Claim
- Page 81 - Lesson 8: Organizing Evidence
- Page 84 - Lesson 9: Writing an Analysis
- Page 87 - Lesson 10: Creating a Bibliography
- Page 90 - Writing Prompt 1: Description Text Structure
- Page 93 - Writing Prompt 2: Compare-and-Contrast Text Structure
- Page 96 - Writing Prompt 3: Cause-and-Effect Text Structure
- Page 99 - Writing Prompt 4: Cause-and-Effect Text Structure
- Page 102 - Writing Prompt 5: Sequence Text Structure
- Page 105 - Writing Prompt 6: Description Text Structure
- Page 108 - Writing Prompt 7: Description Text Structure.
- Page 111 - Writing Prompt 8: Classification Text Structure
- Page 114 - Writing Prompt 9: Problem-and-Solution Text Structure
- Page 117 - Writing Prompt 10: Compare-and-Contrast Text Structure
- Page 122 - Appendix A: Answer Key
- Page 127 - Appendix B: Additional Resources
- Page 136 - Appendix C: Contents of the Digital Resources
- Page 136 - Appendix D: References Cited
- Thank You Page