Supporting+Evidence+II

=**Topic or Focus:**= Supporting Evidence -- Quotes

Subject:
English Language Arts

Level:
High School

Key Standard(s): (from the Common Core State Standards, English Language Arts)

 * RL.9-10.1. Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
 * RL.9-10.2. Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text.

Text/Resources to be Used (Optional):
Any grade-level text

//Rationale://
//When asked to use text evidence to support their claims in responses, students often have difficulty choosing quotes that specifically and strongly support their claims. They also have a hard time explaining why the author includes specific pieces in order to develop and continue a plot or the development of a character.//

//Directions://
//Students will read a grade level passage that demonstrates a specific literary device, then complete a graphic organizer to organize their thoughts.// //[Note: The organizer can be adapted for scaffolding learning by pre-filling various portions of the columns, controlling the parts of the activity that students must complete independently]// //[Editor's Note: the assessment can be modified by only addressing one literary element at a time]//

//Scoring://
//2 pts for each box that student are required to complete (use 0-2 scale, where 0 = no response or unrelated response; 1 = partial response; 2 = complete response)//

//Analysis://
This assessment will distinguish among the following:
 * Students who know and can define the meaning of various literary elements.
 * Students who can identify quotes to demonstrate particular literary elements.
 * Students who can explain how a quote demonstrates a particular literary element.

//Contributor://
//Kristine Ferrare, English Teacher, Ella T. Grasso Technical High School, Groton, CT// //Editor: Kim M. Bennett, Consultant, Northside Consulting, Hartford, CT//