1. Mini-Lesson Textual Evidence
7.RL.1 Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

2. Terms to Know
Textual Evidence = details you retrieve from a story Analyze= examine Explicit= clearly stated Implicit= not clearly stated Inference= an educated guess based on facts from the story and your own experiences Prediction= a type of inference where you use evidence to guess what a character will do in a future part of the story. Cite = to quote or refer to Direct Quote= the exact words a person says

3. Textual Evidence 7.RL.1 Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
In order to find textual evidence, you have analyze what you read and find important details. You have to read a bit slower, or even reread a section of a text to find details. Some textual evidence is explicit, and other textual evidence is implicit.
Explicit detail:
Ex: “Jesse was excited about going to the fair.”
- The story tells you Jesse is excited and why.
Implicit detail:
The story doesn’t specifically say.
You might have to make an inference, or an educated guess. You have to look for details in the story, combine then with your own knowledge, and make a guess.

4. Textual Evidence 7.RL.1 Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
Implicit detail: Is not clearly stated. You might have to make an inference, or an educated guess. You’ll have to look for details in the story, combine them with your own knowledge, and make a guess. Ex: After his dad had gone upstairs, Pete clenched his fists and stomped out of the room to go get a bucket and fill it with soapy water. His dad had just told him they were having company that evening and that Pete had to help out by doing some extra chores. Pete had finished all of his homework in study hall that day and had planned on spending the afternoon reading his new comic book, not mopping floors and dusting shelves.
Text
Evidence
Background Knowledge
= Inference

5. Textual Evidence 7.RL.1 Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
After his dad had gone upstairs, Pete clenched his fists and stomped out of the room to go get a bucket and fill it with soapy water. His dad had just told him they were having company that evening and that Pete had to help out by doing some extra chores. Pete had finished all of his homework in study hall that day and had planned on spending the afternoon reading his new comic book, not mopping floors and dusting shelves.
Text Evidence
Background Knowledge
= Inference
Pete clenched his fists and _______________________
Pete had “planned on spending the afternoon _______________________
not ____________________
When people clench their fists and stomp out of a room, these are signs that they are _______________________
_______________________
Pete is angry about _______________________

6. Citing Textual Evidence 7. RL
Citing Textual Evidence 7.RL.1 Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
When you cite textual evidence, you quote a piece of the writing. In order to quote it, you have to write down exactly what the person said. You cannot change anything! You have to put quotation marks around what the person said.
Copy the quote exactly as it is on the page.
Example Passage:
Keisha sat down in the dreaded examination chair behind the principal’s closed door, Principal Johnson said, “I recognize you, young lady. But you’re not a regular in my office. I know you from… the honor student banquet! What in the world are you doing here?”
Quote-
“I recognize you, young lady. But you’re not a regular in my office. I know you from... the honor student banquet! What in the world are you doing here?”

7. Citing Textual Evidence 7. RL
Citing Textual Evidence 7.RL.1 Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
If you only use a piece of the quote, you add ... at either the beginning or the end.
Example Passage:
Keisha sat down in the dreaded examination chair behind the principal’s closed door, Principal Johnson said, “I recognize you, young lady. But you’re not a regular in my office. I know you from… the honor student banquet! What in the world are you doing here?”
If you only use the beginning of the quote-
“I recognize you, young lady...”
If you only use the end of the quote-
“... What in the world are you doing here?”
The ... Means something was before you’re the part of the quote you cited.

8. Example of Citing Textual Evidence 7. RL
Example of Citing Textual Evidence 7.RL.1 Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
Prompt:
Explain Katniss’s reaction to Peeta’s public declaration of his love for her. Cite at least one direct quote from the story to support your explanation.
Example Passage:
Peeta has only just stepped from his car when I slam my palms into his chest. He loses his balance and crashes into an ugly urn filled with fake flowers. The urn tips and shatters into hundreds of tiny pieces. Peeta lands in the shards, and blood immediately flows from his hands. “What was that for?” he says, aghast. “You had no right! No right to go saying those things about me!” I shout at him.
Answer:
Katniss’s reaction to Peeta’s public declaration of his love for her is violent. Her anger is uncovered when she pushes him into the urn and shouts, “You had no right! No right to go saying those things about me!”