Q4 RWS Textual Evidence

Question 1

serves as details given by the author in order to support his/her claims. It reveals the position of the writer and makes the reading more interesting.

Answer 1

Textual Evidence

Question 2

Three Types of Textual Evidence

Answer 2

1. Direct Quote
2. Summarizing
3. Paraphrasing

Question 3

serve as a word-for-word transcriptions of a text extracted from the source. These quotes are usually demarcated by quotation marks and is attributed to the author of the original text.

Answer 3

Direct quotes

Question 4

How to accurately utilize direct quotes

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• use them prudently, use them when exact wording is indispensable to your argument
• encase in quotation marks; attribute to orig authors using in-text citation
• abstain from modifying the wording or alter its meaning

Question 5

entails restating a passage or idea from the original text in your own words.

Answer 5

Paraphrasing

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How to accurately do paraphrasing:

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• read and apprehend the meaning of the passage or idea
• restate the information with your own words and sentence structure
• attribute the paraphrase to original author with an in-text citation

Question 7

entails detailing the essential aspects of a text into a more condensed rendition, which can serve as an overview of a more lengthy composition or highlight its principal ideas.

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Summarizing

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How to accurately do summarizing:

Answer 8

• carefully read the entire text and determine the main points or ideas
• articulate a shorter version of the original text using your own language, containing the primary concepts
• Attribute summary to original author by incorporating an in-text citation