How to Cite Evidence From Text to Support your Arguments

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How to Cite Evidence From Text to Support your
Arguments

• Using the R.A.C.E.S Method

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Why do I need to cite evidence from a text?

• The textual evidence makes your argument more
  powerful.
• Textual evidence goes beyond just your opinions,
  thoughts, feelings.

• The evidence you pick shows that you understand
  what you are actually reading.

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How do I cite evidence from a text?

• Read the text.
• Develop an answer to the question.
• Find pieces of text that will help you strengthen
  your answer.
• Use the evidence from the text in your
  paragraph-long answer.

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How do I answer the question with textual
evidence?

• Follow the R.A.C.E.S. Method
• R Restate the question in a topic sentence.
• A Answer the question.
• C Cite textual evidence to support your answer.
• E Explain your thinking and the text evidence
• S Sum it up. Write a conclusion and make a
  personal, textual, or global connection to the
  text.

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Sentence Starters

• R I think or I believe
• A I think _______ BECAUSE or
• I believe _________ BECAUSE
• C In the reading passage or In the text
• E How does it fit together? This means that
• S Closing statement. In conclusion,

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Now, based on your survival guide project

• How do civilizations adapt to their environment
  to survive? Use evidence from at least 2
  different civilizations.
• Write your paragraph essay using the RACES model.
• Use your notes and what you learned as your
  evidence!