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Support a Thesis with Quotations and Paraphrasing

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Support a Thesis with Quotations and Paraphrasing

CCSS ELA: W.8.2.B

W.8.2.B Develop the topic with relevant, well-chosen facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples.

TEKS ELA: 8(8)(D)(i)

8(8)(D)(i) Analyze characteristics and structural elements of informational text, including the controlling idea or thesis with supporting evidence.

This writing strategies lesson focuses on supporting a thesis using quotations and paraphrasing. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students read a given thesis based on a provided text. Then, they read the text, identifying quotations that support the thesis and paraphrasing other information that supports the thesis. Finally, they explain how the quotations and paraphrasing support the thesis. In addition to the lesson, there are four more articles and graphic organizers for Independent Practice and review modeled after current adaptive testing items.

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CCSS ELA: W.8.2.B

W.8.2.B Develop the topic with relevant, well-chosen facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples.

TEKS ELA: 8(8)(D)(i)

8(8)(D)(i) Analyze characteristics and structural elements of informational text, including the controlling idea or thesis with supporting evidence.


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