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What is Text Evidence? Text evidence is necessary when answering questions about a text. Examples of text evidence include facts or quotes taken from the text that support your answer. Text evidence should be cited. Citing text evidence gives credit to the author or source that provided the information.

Citing Evidence: Give Text Evidence: In the text, “Service Dogs”,… According to the passage, “Service Dogs”,… One example from the text, “Service Dogs”,… The author of “Service Dogs” states… The author, Bruce Monty, wrote… The illustration in “Service Dogs” shows… One example on page ___ of “Service Dogs” is…

Citing Evidence: (continued) Give MORE Text Evidence: The text also states… Another example from the text is… The author also wrote…

Service Dogs By Bruce Monty Have you ever seen a service dog in training? These dogs usually wear a special harness. They go through a long training process before they are adopted. Once they are fully trained, they can help people in many ways. Service dogs are trained to do specific work or tasks for a person with a disability. Service dogs help people who have difficulty hearing, seeing, or walking.

Service Dogs (continued) By Bruce Monty Service dogs spend a year or more in training before they are given to a family. During their training, they are taught to ignore other people and only focus on their companions. These dogs are trained to ignore when someone other than their companion calls them or offers them food.

Service Dogs (continued) By Bruce Monty Some service dogs are trained to work with the blind. They help people who can’t see to get around safely. Other dogs are trained to help deaf people. These dogs can tell their companions when there are sounds like the doorbell, fire alarm, and ringing phone. Service dogs are trained to help a variety of people with a variety of tasks. Service dogs are very important to the people they help.

Question #1: Explain why service dogs must be specially trained Question #1: Explain why service dogs must be specially trained. Use text evidence to support your answer.   Service dogs have to be specially trained to help disabled people. According to the article, “Service Dogs”, they have to learn to wear a harness. They learn to help people who have trouble caring for themselves. They have to learn to ignore distractions, too. The text also says service dogs have to ignore when someone calls them or offers them food.

Your Turn to Try! Question #2: Explain how service dogs help disabled people. Use text evidence to support your answer.

Find the Sentence Starters. Find the Text Evidence. Your Turn to Try! (continued) Find the Sentence Starters. Find the Text Evidence. Service dogs help disabled people. According to the text, “Service Dogs”, service dogs help blind people to get around safely. The text also says that service dogs help people who are deaf. The text then says that service dogs can tell the person if the phone or doorbell is ringing or if a fire alarm going off.