Text evidence

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Teaching upper elementary students how to cite text evidence can be a challenge, but it doesn’t have to be! With these helpful sentence starters on a citing text evidence anchor chart, it's easier than ever. Whether you're a teacher or parent, this guide will help your 3rd or 4th grader confidently cite text evidence from their reading using clear and concise language. Say goodbye to guesswork and hello to confidence in citing text evidence in upper elementary! Get it free with an email…

Teaching text evidence is a HUGE part of the upper elementary classroom. It can be tiresome for kids, but it is important. I try to teach it very explicitly for one week and then review it every week after that! Today, I am going to share all the ways that I teach text evidence to make sure that my kids really understand it.

Knowing the answer is one thing...but being able to justify your thinking by citing text is an entirely different type of skill. Taking the text and combing through it, like an old man at the beach with a metal detector, determined to find some treasures, not only takes strong reading comprehension skills, but also takes some perseverance, to find what we're looking for. In this post by The Teacher Next Door, I'll share the six steps I use in my classroom, to teach this important reading…

How do you write well-organized paragraph responses that include text evidence? The answer is simple: CER!

Your students have a basic understanding of what text evidence is, but are struggling to incorporate it in their writing. The RACES strategy is designed to guide students through the process of answering a constructive response prompt. (or text-based prompts) This resource is equipped with Text Evidence Discussion Bubbles which are perfect for small groups, whole-group discussions, teacher-led centers, or even online learning! These sentence starters encourage students to speak about the…

These RACE Materials will help your students create a constructed response in order to answer text evidence questions successfully. RACE is a step by step organized way to write constructed responses and stands for Restate the Question, Answer the Question, Cite Text Evidence, and Explain Your Answer. #RACE #Freebie #TextEvidenceRACE

Do your students struggle with finding and citing text evidence? Check out this post for text evidence activities, tips, and strategies (with freebies).

Knowing the answer is one thing...but being able to justify your thinking by citing text is an entirely different type of skill. Taking the text and combing through it, like an old man at the beach with a metal detector, determined to find some treasures, not only takes strong reading comprehension skills, but also takes some perseverance, to find what we're looking for. In this post by The Teacher Next Door, I'll share the six steps I use in my classroom, to teach this important reading…

Getting upper elementary students to find and cite text evidence can be tough, but in this post, you'll find lots of practical ideas and activities to help your 3rd - 5th grade students master this important reading concept. This post will enable teachers to implement a variety of classroom reading experiences that reinforce text evidence. Click on the link to find out more!

We zoomed in more heavily on inferring today. Inferring was a 'thinking code' I introduced earlier last week, but it definitely is a skill that needs more attention. I used this chart to anchor what it means to infer. Textual evidence and background knowledge are essential for inferring. To help students remember to include both when writing about their inferences, I used these sentence stems as prompts. You'll see on the chart that it says "word-for-word support" and "paraphrased support"…

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Students struggle with citing text evidence. These sentence starters should help to improve the quality of their written responses. We write, you succeed—it's that simple. Essay Wizardry: Unlock the Secrets of Outstanding Writing 😘 how to start of an autobiography, how to build a thesis sentence, how to start your thesis statement 💬 #WritingHelp