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What is Explicit Textual Evidence � Explicit = direct � Textual = from the text � Evidence = support for your answer, idea, or opinion
How to Give Explicit Textual Evidence You should do three things: - State your idea Specify what in the text led you to that idea Comment on the evidence
State your idea: - State the idea you had about the text. If you are responding to a specific question, be sure your idea addresses the question. - For this essay, explain your idea about the supporting reason that you gave. - Why does this reason support your claim?
Example: A child’s behavior is mainly formed through nurture. Although he receives many genetic traits from his parents, there are important aspects of his life that are not inherited and are easily learned. For instance, a child is not born knowing how to talk. He must learn to do this by listening to those around him.
Specify what in the text led you to that idea: - Pick out the part or parts of the text that led you to your idea. Give that evidence to your reader in the form of a paraphrase or direct quote from the text. This Photo by
- Paraphrasing is when you describe something that the text said without copying directly from the text. - Example of paraphrasing: Original Text - One example of a person’s trait - - that is completely determined by their environment is native language. Studies show that children, regardless of where they're born, can learn any language with equal facility. Paraphrase – Language is a trait that is shaped by a person’s surroundings. According to studies, children can learn a language just as easily as another (Common. Lit Staff par. 4).
- - - A direct quote is when you include a short part of the text that you copied exactly from the text in your own writing. Direct quotes need to have quotation marks around them. Examples of direct quoting: The text states, “Studies show that children, regardless of where they're born, can learn any language with equal facility (Common. Lit Staff par. 4). According to the article, “Nature vs. Nurture, ” “Studies show that children, regardless of where they're born, can learn any language with equal facility (Common. Lit Staff par. 4).
- Here are some sentence starters for specifying what in the text led you to your idea: �In the first paragraph, the author says… �The text states… �The text describes… �The author explains… �The author argues… �According to the article, “Title, ”…
Comment on the Evidence: - Explain how the quote(s) or paraphrase(s) you pointed out as evidence support your idea.
- Here are some sentence starters for commenting on the evidence: �This shows… �This is because… �This means… �This reveals… �This illustrates… �This highlights the difference between… Example: This shows that nurture influences how a child communicates.
A child’s behavior is mainly formed through nurture. Although he receives many genetic traits from his parents, there are important aspects of his life that are not inherited and are easily learned. For instance, a child is not born knowing how to talk. He must learn to do this by listening to those around him. The text states, “Studies show that children, regardless of where they're born, can learn any language with equal facility” (Common. Lit Staff par. 4). This shows that nurture influences how a child communicates. He can’t inherit the ability to speak a language. He must learn it from his environment.