Empower ELLs to Read Closely,
Infer and Justify with Text
Evidence
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Claim with Text Evidence: Objectives and Purpose
Objective: I can . . . State a claim and justify my thinking with evidence from the text. State a and my thinking with from the . Purpose: I argue and justify with text evidence both to deepen my understanding of what others think, and also to strengthen the power of my own voice in this world. 2
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Excerpt: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
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Douglas, R. (1845.) Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass. e-­‐book version by José Menéndez. Retrieved February 2nd, 20013 from http://www.ibiblio.org/ebooks/Douglass/Narrative/Douglass_Narrative.pdf. 4
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Conversation Scaffold: Unknown Vocabulary
I don’t understand the word . . . What do you think it means? Let’s reread the sentence to figure it out. I think the word ________ might mean . . . One clue that shows me this is . . . Conversation Scaffold: Text Confusions
I was confused when I read (quote text). What do you think this means? Let’s reread it. (Reread the quote). I think this might mean . . . I agree. The author seems to be saying that . . . That might be true, but I have a different idea. I think the author is showing us that . . . 5
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Conversation Scaffolds: Infer, Clarify and Fortify
I infer . . . the author believes/thinks . . . the underling message in this text is . . . (character name) feels/is/will . . . Tell me more about that idea. Are you saying that . . .? What I mean is . . . Essentially . . . How do you know? Can you give me an example from the text? One text clue that shows me this is (quote text). A text detail that supports this idea is . . . I agree. Another clue I found to support that idea is . . . I disagree. I interpreted the clue (quote text) to mean that . . . 6
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Justify with Text Evidence
Claim: Evidence: Evidence: Evidence: 7
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Justify with Text Evidence
Claim: Evidence: Evidence: Evidence: 8
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Make a Claim about a Character
Character Change: Questions: What does (character name) learn in the story? How is (character name) different by the end of the story? Sample Answer as a Claim: “In Louis Sachar’s book Holes, Stanley learns to assert himself and stand up for what he believes is just.” Sample Phrases to Describe Character Change: (Character name) . . . • becomes more honest • learns to trust his own potential • discovers the value of her own family • learns to appreciate something she had once hated • finds hope again after a hard time • discovers his own courage Character Personality Traits: Question: Based on the story “(story title),” how can the reader tell the narrator is a caring person? Sample Answer as a Claim: “The narrator of Jack and Billy is a very caring person.” Sample Words to Describe Character: • caring, uncaring • wise, foolish • generous, selfish • courageous, fearful 9
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