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TEXT EVIDENCE

Crafts and activities 

Use any book to help students find, cite, and explain text evidence to support their thinking and answers. 
Learning Objective

Students will identify and use text evidence to support their answers and explain their thinking.

Time

20-40 minutes

Difficulty

Easy to Moderate

Materials

Glue, marker, scissors, printable materials, text of choice

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Evidence File Folder

Students find text evidence and organize it in a folder with the question, answer, and citation. 

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Text Evidence Puzzle

Students match questions or statements with the correct text evidence puzzle piece and cite their source.

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Text Evidence Poster

Students create a hands-on poster that helps students find, use, and explain text evidence to support their answers.

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Evidence Snapshot

Students take "snapshots" of text evidence and add captions to show how it supports their thinking. 

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WHAT'S INCLUDED

TEACHER
DIRECTIONS

STUDENT
TEMPLATES

REAL
EXAMPLES

EXTENSION
ACTIVITY

SKILLS PRACTICED

Citing Evidence

Text Evidence

Critical Thinking

Close Reading 

Reading Comprehension

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