Finding Relevant Evidence
Grade 8•45 minutes•Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
Learning Objective
I can identify strong and thorough evidence in a text to explain both what it says directly and what I can infer from it.
Practice Questions
This lesson includes 7 practice questions to reinforce learning.
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1. Define "evidence" as it is used in the video.
2. In the video, the judge asks for evidence related to cookies. Give an example of a type of evidence the pro-cookie side might present.
3. Explain the difference between what a text says "directly" and what you can "infer" from it.
...and 4 more questions
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Looking back at the text for evidence | Reading | Khan Academy
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