Unit 3 Lesson 3 Informational Text Evidence

Question 1

What is evidence?

Answer 1

the facts and information that support an idea or analysis

Question 2

What form does evidence come from

Answer 2

Evidence might be in the form of facts, statistics, examples, quotes from experts, or anecdotes.

Question 3

To cite evidence, a reader may quote the text directly or paraphrase it. Give example of Quote?

Answer 3

Quote: According to the author, patient advocates “rightly revere Bly for her infamous expose of the New York City Lunatic Asylum.”

Question 4

To cite evidence, a reader may quote the text directly or paraphrase it. Give example of paraphrasing

Answer 4

Paraphrase: The author points out that patient advocates admire Bly for exposing the horrors of the New York City Lunatic Asylum.

Question 5

What does inference mean

Answer 5

a conclusion reached based on evidence or reasoning

Question 6

What does valid mean

Answer 6

based in logic or fact