📚 What is Text Evidence?
Text evidence is like being a detective 🕵️♀️! When you read a story and have an idea about it, you need to find proof in the story itself to support your idea. This proof is called text evidence. It's like showing your work in math, but for reading!
- 🔍Finding the Clues: Text evidence is finding sentences or parts of sentences in a book that help prove what you think about the story.
- 🤔Why It's Important: It helps you understand the story better and makes your ideas stronger. It also shows you're not just guessing!
- 📝How to Find It: Look for specific words or phrases that support your idea. Ask yourself, "What part of the story made me think this?"
📖 Example Time!
Let's say you read a story about a girl named Lily who is always smiling. You think Lily is happy. To find text evidence, you look for parts of the story that show she's happy.
- 😊Example 1: You might find a sentence that says, "Lily's face lit up with a big smile when she saw her friends." The words "big smile" are your text evidence!
- 😄Example 2: Another sentence could be, "Lily laughed and skipped down the street." "Laughed" and "skipped" are clues that show she's happy.
✍️ How to Use Text Evidence in Your Answer
When your teacher asks you a question about a story, don't just say what you think. Use text evidence to back it up!
- 💬Answer the Question: First, answer the question clearly.
- 🤝Give Your Evidence: Then, say something like, "I know this because in the story it says..." and then write down the sentence or part of the sentence you found.
- ⭐Explain Your Evidence: Finally, explain how your text evidence proves your answer.
💡 Tips for Finding Good Text Evidence
- 🧐Read Carefully: Pay close attention to what the story says.
- 🤔Think About the Question: What is the question asking you to prove?
- 🖍️Highlight or Underline: When you find a good piece of evidence, highlight it in the book (if you can) or write it down.
✔️ Let's Practice!
Read the short story below:
Once upon a time, there was a little bear named Barnaby. Barnaby loved honey more than anything in the world. One sunny morning, Barnaby went searching for honey. He looked under rocks, behind trees, and even in the old, hollow log. Finally, he spotted a beehive high up in an oak tree. Barnaby climbed the tree very carefully, reached the hive, and took a big pawful of sweet, golden honey. He smiled, the honey dripping down his chin.
Question: How do we know Barnaby loves honey?
Answer: We know Barnaby loves honey because the story says he loved honey more than anything in the world and he went searching for it. Also, it says he smiled when he finally got the honey.