Reasoning in Literary Analysis

Grade 1145 minutes

Learning Objective

I can develop a line of reasoning in my literary analysis by connecting textual evidence to my claims.

Practice Questions

This lesson includes 7 practice questions to reinforce learning.

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1. Define "explicit evidence" and "implicit evidence" as they relate to literary analysis.

2. Explain why it is important to use textual evidence when making an argument about a piece of literature.

3. Describe the steps you should take to find textual evidence to support a claim you are making about a character in a book.

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