Sentence Starters
Sentence Starters
Cite Evidence /Concrete Details (CD)
According to the text…
For example…
On page_______, it said…
The author states that…
For instance, in the text it says…
The text describes____ by saying…
This can be best explained by the
following quote: “…..”
The author said_______________
which means…
The text states_______ which
implies
In the _____ stanza…
Based on the evidence…
Cite Evidence /Concrete Details (CD)
According to the text…
For example…
On page_______, it said…
The author states that…
For instance, in the text it says…
The text describes____ by saying…
This can be best explained by the
following quote: “…..”
The author said_______________
which means…
The text states_______ which
implies
In the _____ stanza…
Based on the evidence…
Expand your answer with CoMmentaries
(CM)
This text makes me think…
The text says___, which makes me
think…
After reading___, it occurs to me…
I connect with the test when it
says___ because…
When the author states____I felt…
This reveals that…
This demonstrates…
This is interesting
disturbing/fascinating because…
The author wants the reader to
understand…
This event proves…
These facts let the reader know…
When the character makes this
choice we see that…
This confirms that…
Expand your answer with CoMmentaries
(CM)
This text makes me think…
The text says___, which makes me
think…
After reading___, it occurs to me…
I connect with the test when it
says___ because…
When the author states____I felt…
This reveals that…
This demonstrates…
This is interesting
disturbing/fascinating because…
The author wants the reader to
understand…
This event proves…
These facts let the reader know…
When the character makes this
choice we see that…
This confirms that…
EVERY CD HAS AT LEAST 2CMs
EVERY CD HAS AT LEAST 2CMs
That is called a chunk.
That is called a chunk.