module 7

• Textual evidence


  The details given by the author in order to support his/her claims
• Textual evidence


  • Reveals the position of the writer
  • Makes the reading more interesting
• Evidences


  Details that strengthen, add variety or weight to any argument
• Finding textual evidence


  Helps you make inferences using concrete evidences on your claim
• Supporting one's claim


  Explicitly cite the ideas that support your claim in your writings
• Ways to present textual evidence

  • Paraphrasing or restating the text in your own words
  • Summarizing or stating in a shorter way the text and other relevant details to support the idea
  • Referencing or mentioning a specific section in the text
  • Quoting or directly restating a part of the text