cite evidence to support general statement

• general statement = is a main idea that is supported by specific statements or details
• general statement = may be directly stated in paragraph, usually in the first or last sentence but not all the time
• specific supporting statement = are the details or small ideas that reinforce the main idea or general statement
• tips in finding evidence from a text or statement = read the paragraph and identify the main idea, closely read the text, note facts, examples, description, comparisons\contrast, analogy, causes and effects, analyze, use sentence or phrase to provide evidence
• ways to cite evidence = quote it, paraphrase it, cite it
• quote it = place in quotation marks everything that comes directly from the text or statement
• paraphrase it = restate the idea in your own words
• cite it = give the source where you found your information