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The topic inside: Choosing the strongest evidence

Cite the evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of a story

Reading: Literature (RL.8.1)Ages 13–14

Key words

  • strongest evidence — the quotation that most directly and clearly proves a point
  • inference — a logical conclusion drawn from text clues
  • analysis — an explanation of how or why something in a text works
  • relevance — how closely evidence connects to a claim
  • embed — to blend a quotation smoothly into your own sentence

What you need at home: the passage in this lesson, printed or on screen; notebook and pencil; two colors of pencil or highlighter.

What is in the PDF

  1. Quick Check — 10 questionsBefore you teach. It shows what the student already knows.
  2. Learn ItThe lesson you teach from: key words, step-by-step teaching with lines to read aloud, 2 worked examples and 2 common mistakes to watch for.
  3. We Do It Together — 10 questionsWorked side by side. The answer and the reason it is the answer are printed right after each question.
  4. You Try — 10 questionsThe student works alone.
  5. Answer KeyEvery question, its answer and a short explanation.

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8 topics, 960 questions and 300 printed pages, with the answer key included. $19.99 as a PDF you print at home, as many copies as you need for your own household.

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What exactly do I get?

One PDF of 27 pages (0.8 MB): the Choosing the strongest evidence topic in full — 30 questions across three sets, the lesson to teach from, and the answer key.

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No. The PDF is free to download and free to print for students in your own household.

How does this fit the rest of the year?

Choosing the strongest evidence is the first of 8 topics in 8th grade Reading. The full workbook has 960 questions over 300 printed pages, with the answer key.

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