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Citing Evidence in Writing

Expository Writing - Day Three

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Let's Review the Learning Goals

What do I want you to be able to do by the end of this unit?

You will be able to summarize a text.

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You will be able to determine a central idea of a text.

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You will be able to analyze the development of the idea from the text.

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You will be able to cite relevant evidence from a text to support your analysis.

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How will you get there?

Practice and reflect!

Tuesday, April 20

  • Go over reflection results!
  • Go over CommonLit assignment
  • Review and discuss vocabulary/concepts
  • How to introduce a quote
  • EdPuzzle
  • Self-Reflection

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What is the central idea of the text?

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Which detail from the text best supports the statement you chose for the central idea?

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Vocabulary & Concepts

What's the difference between summarizing and analyzing?

What's the difference between inference and observation? Can you provide examples?

How are evidence and citations related?

What is the central idea of a text?

What does COPS stand for?

** What does CCQC stand for? **

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Claim

Context

Quote

Commentary

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CCQC is an acronym to help you remember how to correctly incorporate a quotation into your writing. Each letter stands for the type of information you need to provide to quote effectively.

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Putting it all together

You found the claim and quote in the CommonLit article:

Claim - Research is showing that lack of sleep probably increases the likelihood of mental health problems in teenagers.

Context - this is where you introduce the quote

Quote - "But the majority of the research evidence supports the causal direction being lack of sleep leading to problems rather than the other way around."

Commentary - this is where you explain what it all means

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How to introduce a quote

To quote a critic or researcher, you can use an introductory phrase naming the source, followed by a comma.

  • According to Ms. Meyer, "Writing is fun" (215).
  • In Ms. Meyer's words, "Writing is fun" (215).
  • In Ms. Meyer's view, "Writing is fun" (215).

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How could you introduce the quote from the CommonLit article?

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Commentary

Take a moment to comment on why it seems important to you in 2-3 sentences. Consider one of the following:

  • What does this make you think of?
  • Do you agree or disagree and why?
  • How does this relate to the theme of the class or class discussion?
  • Any connections or reflections?
  • Is it surprising and why or why not?

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Commentary is going to be different for each person!

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EdPuzzle

Practice your listening and comprehension skills!

Now that you have practiced talking about CCQC, I want you to complete an EdPuzzle on How to Choose Your News.

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You will find a link to the EdPuzzle in our Google Classroom.

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Think back on all you learned, discussed, and practiced today!

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I want you to complete the self-reflection Google Form, located in our Google Classroom, now that you are done with DAY THREE of Using Evidence in Writing.