Mixed Practice: Citing Evidence

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Reading Comprehension: Citing Evidence

Mixed Practice: Citing Evidence
Citing Text

Text evidence is information from a text that helps

explain or prove ideas. Strong evidence is relevant,

specific, and essential.

Use a direct quotation when you want to include the

exact words from the text. Be sure to place quotation

marks around the text and credit the author or source.

More Citing Text

When answering questions about a story or passage,

use relevant information from the text to support

your conclusions.

When doing outside research for an essay or report,

use reliable and authoritative sources to find

credible evidence.

Then, decide where the evidence belongs and

explain how it supports your reasoning.

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Think about the RACES strategy for organizing evidence in response to a question. Place the steps in the correct order.

1. change the question into a statement
2. gather and cite text evidence
3. Think about the answer or answers to the question
5. Tell how the evidence supports your answer

Answer 1

The RACES strategy for organizing evidence in response to a question should be arranged in the following order:

1. Think about the answer or answers to the question
2. Change the question into a statement
3. Gather and cite text evidence
4. Tell how the evidence supports your answer

(Note: There seems to be a discrepancy in numbering as the question lists steps 1 to 5, but four steps are provided. Step 4 will be assumed to be retained as "5" for completeness.)