Text Evidence and Analysis Flashcards

Grade 5 · English · Flashcards

Key vocabulary and strategies for finding, citing, and analyzing evidence from texts.

Flashcards

Text Evidence: Specific information taken from a text to support a claim or answer a question.
Direct Quote: The author's exact words copied from the text and placed in quotation marks.
Paraphrase: Restating the author's ideas in your own words while keeping the original meaning.
Summary: A brief overview of the main points of a text written in your own words.
Claim: The main argument or point you are trying to prove with text evidence.
ACE Method: A framework: Answer (your claim), Cite (your evidence), Explain (your analysis).
Analysis: The explanation of how and why text evidence supports a specific claim.
Inference: A logical conclusion drawn from text evidence combined with your own reasoning.
Cite: To reference or quote a specific part of a text as evidence for your claim.
Context: The surrounding information in a text that helps make meaning clear.
Literal Meaning: What the text states directly and explicitly.
Implied Meaning: What the text suggests or hints at without stating directly.