Details or facts that support your an argument, main idea, or topic. Can be facts or opinions
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Textual
Relating to or based on a text, this can be in a book, on paper, online, etc.
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What does it mean to cite?
Make reference to, providing a last name and page number where a detail is found explicitly in the text
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What are supporting details?
Examples that supports the main idea of any particular topic
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Describe a conclusion.
The act of making up your mind about something and making a final decision. Found at the end of a paper, argument, speech.
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Give 3 examples of a text.
book, newspaper, journal article, website, court document, etc.
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How do you prove someting?
Provide evidence for the validity of something with facts and examples.
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What does it mean to make an inference?
Using logical judgement to draw a conclusion based on pieces or parts observed
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What is explicit? Like state explicitly on the board or explicitly in the text?
Precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable. Found as it is in the text.
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How would you cite this text: A Concise History of Basketball — a book by Ralph Thomas, chapter 8, page 64.
(Thomas 64)
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Claim or Evidence: Dogs make better pets than cats.
Claim
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What type of evidence is this: Dr. Jones stated, "When students are given healthy options at school, they are more likely to eat a well-balanced meal."
quote from an expert
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What is a good transition/lead before your evidence?
The text says, According to the story, In the text...
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True or False, You always put quotations around textual evidence?
True
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What is it called if you do not put quotes around someone else's work or cite it?
plagiarism
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What is paraphrasing?
express the meaning of (the writer or speaker or something written or spoken) using different words, especially to achieve greater clarity.
