1. Text Evidence
Anchor 1: Cite the text evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

2. Academic Vocabulary
Explicit – Evidence that is stated directly in the text.
“Right there” in the text.
Implicit – Meaning we make based on clues or evidence in the text.
Reading “between the lines.”
Inference – Meaning we make based on clues or evidence in the text.

3. When to Cite Text Evidence
Read the text.
Think about….connections, questions, inferences made.
Annotate, highlight, underline the specific parts of the text that explain your thinking.
You’re annotating text when you make notes in the margins, above, or below the text.

4. Text Evidence Sentence Starters….
On page _____, it said….
The author wrote….
The graphic showed….
An example is….
In the text it said….
I know because….

5. Analysis of the Text… Read the text.
Make inferences and meaning with details in the text and your own thoughts.
When you take evidence from the text and form your own ideas, you are analyzing the text.

6. Strong vs. Weak Evidence
Strong Evidence
Direct quotes
Multiple pieces of evidence
Explicit and implict
Clear connections
Weak Evidence
Minimal support or explanation
Not from the text
No clear connection
Images only