1. 75 Textual Evidence and Inferences
When we have ideas about a text, we need to cite explicit textual evidence to support our ideas.
What does explicit textual evidence mean?
Explicit = direct
Textual = from the text
Evidence = support your answer, opinion, or idea
* Be sure to use quotation marks. “Evidence,” (pg #).
An inference, however, is something you think is true based on the information you read. It is a reasonable guess.
An inference is NOT directly written within the text.
What I know
What I read (evidence).
Inference