Lesson Plan: Citing Textual Evidence
Grade Level: Middle 6 (approximately 11-12 years old)
Introduction: - Begin the lesson by explaining the importance of citing textual evidence when making claims or supporting arguments. - Discuss how citing evidence helps to strengthen our understanding of a text and allows others to verify our claims. - Provide real-life examples where citing evidence is necessary, such as in courtrooms or scientific research.
Lesson Outline: 1. Warm-up Activity (5 minutes): - Show a short video clip or read a short passage that presents an argument or claim. - Ask students to identify any evidence provided to support the claim. - Discuss the importance of evidence in supporting claims.
- Understanding Textual Evidence (10 minutes):
- Explain the concept of textual evidence, which refers to specific details or information from a text that supports a claim or argument.
- Provide examples of different types of textual evidence, such as direct quotes, paraphrases, and summaries.
- Discuss the importance of selecting relevant and reliable evidence.
- Identifying Textual Evidence (15 minutes):
- Show a video or provide a short reading passage.
- Model the process of identifying and highlighting textual evidence within the text.
- Guide students in identifying key details and evidence that support the main idea or claim.
- Questioning and Discussion (10 minutes):
- Engage students in a discussion by asking questions such as:
- Why is it important to cite evidence when making claims?
- How does citing evidence strengthen our arguments?
- What challenges might arise when identifying relevant evidence?
- Engage students in a discussion by asking questions such as:
- Practice Activity: Worksheet (15 minutes):
- Distribute a worksheet that includes short passages or excerpts from texts.
- Instruct students to read each passage and identify at least two pieces of textual evidence to support a given claim or answer a specific question.
- Encourage students to use highlighters or underline the evidence within the text.
Assessment: - Monitor students’ participation during the discussion and questioning session. - Collect and review completed worksheets to assess students’ ability to identify and cite textual evidence accurately. - Provide feedback and offer additional support as needed.
Differentiation: - For students who need extra support, provide sentence starters or sentence frames to help them cite evidence. - For advanced students, challenge them to find additional evidence or analyze the effectiveness of the evidence provided.
Plenary: - Summarize the main points discussed during the lesson. - Ask students to share one thing they learned about citing textual evidence. - Emphasize the importance of practicing this skill in their future reading and writing tasks.
Video Resources: 1. “Citing Textual Evidence” by Teaching Without Frills: - Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3e9ZRGjUZz0
- “Citing Textual Evidence” by Study.com:
- Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3e9ZRGjUZz0
Worksheet Resources: 1. “Citing Textual Evidence Worksheet” by Education.com: - Link: https://www.education.com/download/worksheet/105682/citing-textual-evidence.pdf
- “Citing Textual Evidence Practice Worksheet” by ReadWorks:
- Link: https://www.readworks.org/lesson_images/lesson_uploads/0001/000198/1/medium/citing-textual-evidence-practice-worksheet.pdf