1. How to CITE EVIDENCE
RI 5.5
RI 5.8

2. Text Structure
We have learned how authors use text structure to organize information.
When reading multiple expository texts it is important to identify how the information presented is similar and or different.

3. Learning Target
I understand that an author needs to give reasons to support his ideas.
I can identify the reasons that support a specific idea.

4. Teaching Today we are going to learn how to CITE EVIDENCE!!!!
When authors write and present ideas in expository text, they need to back those ideas up with facts!
This means that the author is PROVING that what they say or think is TRUE!
Example: Carver is the BEST school in Wake County.
How can I PROVE this is true?
High test scores
Most qualified teachers
Well behaved students
These facts would be my EVIDENCE!

5. Lets Read and Article together!
Survival Tactics
How does the author support the idea that “Giraffes are big eaters?”
By stating that “they graze for up to 20 hours each day!”
Notice how the author makes a statement: Giraffes are big eaters. And THEN supports it with: they graze for up to 20 hours each day

6. Continue reading…and citing evidence!
How does the “Pangolin use clever tactics to defend itself?”
Why is a “chameleons tongue its secret weapon for catching prey?”

7. Determine Text Structure & Cite Evidence
How is this text organized? Give evidence to support your answer! 
The text is organized into sections that support the main idea statement; animals have all kinds of weird and wonderful ways of surviving in the wild. First the author talks about Giraffes and how their long necks help them survive, then the author talks about Pangolins and how they curl into a ball to protect themselves. Finally the author tells how a Chameleon can shoot its long tongue in the blink of an eye to catch its prey. These all prove that there are weird and wonderful ways for animals to survive in the wild!