Response to Literature: Finding Evidence

Objective To find evidence from the text to support a theme for a response to literature writing piece.1 1 Theme- The theme of a text is the big idea or message that the author wants you to infer. CFU: What do we use evidence for? Describe the theme of a story that you know.

Activate Prior Knowledge How do you know that this little boy ate his mom’s cupcake? Connection: Just like you noticed the little boy’s guilty face to tell you he ate the cupcake, you can notice clues in the text to find evidence that tell about the theme.

Importance Sometimes when we check for evidence, we might realize that we need to change the theme. Using evidence from the texts helps us and the reader understand the theme. Other

Concept Development Evidence is an example from the text that justifies1 or shows the development of a theme. 1 justifies- proves CFU: What is evidence? Where do you find evidence? Why do you use evidence?

Concept Development Evidence- Format: 1. Can be direct quotes from the text, which is copying the words exactly and putting quotes around them. “she quietly did what the servants told her to, and she never complained.” 2. Can be paraphrased, or put in your own words Cinderella endured the harsh treatment from her step-family with grace. CFU: What are the two formats you can use to write evidence? You can write evidence _____. What does it mean to paraphrase? When you paraphrase, you ___. What is a direct quote? A direct quote is _______. What punctuation MUST you use for a direct quote?

Concept Development Evidence: May be an event, but only in so far as it demonstrates the theme, and you must explain how it shows the theme. Is not a summary of the story. CFU: When is it okay to use an event as evidence?

Concept Development Evidence- In Response to Literature: Evidence is used in the second paragraph, because that is the analysis paragraph, where you need to justify your own thoughts. Evidence does not need to be used in the first paragraph because that is the summary paragraph, where you retell events. CFU: Where do you use evidence in your response to literature writing? Why do you need to use evidence in the second paragraph?

Closure Why do we use evidence? What are the two ways to write evidence? How is a summary different from using evidence?