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The textual evidence suggests that Eric bathes his pets on Saturday mornings.

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Textual Evidence

The textual evidence suggests that Eric bathes his pets on Saturday mornings.

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TEXTUAL

EVIDENCE
Textual evidence is
information gathered from the
text that supports your assertion
or counterclaim about the text. It
refers to any proof of an
argument, a claim, a
counterclaim, an assertion cited
in the text leading to a
conclusion.
In expressing your judgment
about the text,

1. First, state your idea about the


text.
2. To determine evidence from
the text, look for clues and
keywords that support your
idea about the text.
3. Quote or paraphrase the part
of the text that helped you come
up with your idea.
4. Use quotation marks to quote
a part of the text. If it is from a
book, indicate the page number
at the end of your sentence.
5. Lastly, express how the quote
supports your idea.
In citing textual
evidence, you need to
quote, paraphrase or refer
to the very specific part of
the text where you can use
to support your own
thoughts and ideas.
Types of Textual Evidence

1.Referencing. This is the


act of mentioning a
specific section of the text
like an event or action.
Examples:
•According to Fussell, ‘The
Oxford Book of English
Verse presides over the
Great War in a way that
has never been fully
appreciated’ (159).
• Strickland tells the story of
Minty Nelson, a 27-year-old
Seattle University employee
and student, whose encounter
with a census worker
epitomizes the identity battle
faced constantly by multiracial
people.
2. Paraphrasing. This is
restating an author’s or
someone else’s work using
your own words without
losing the original idea of
the text.
3. Summarizing. This is
stating the essential ideas
together of the text in a
shorter way.
4. Quoting. This is stating
a part of a text in the
exact way it was written.
Example:
• Samantha King, a forensic
specialist, stated that “DNA
evidence is usually
indisputable.
• According to Confucius, “You
can’t open a book without
learning something.”
• Why do you need to determine
textual evidence?
The need to answer questions
after reading a text and or to
share our ideas enables us to go
back to what we have read and
give evidence from it to prove
that you are not just
manufacturing your thoughts.
Oftentimes, when we you are
asked about how nice a movie
was, you need to cite part or
parts of the movie which could
support your thoughts that it was
indeed a very nice movie worthy
to be watched. What you are
doing is using textual evidence.
Example:
Eric often gets wet on Saturdays. He wakes
up at 6 o’clock in the morning and goes
straight to the faucet. He prepares a basin,
soap, shampoo and a stool. One by one, he
calls out his fur friends for the Saturday
mornings “ritual”.

Question: Based on the text, what is Eric’s


work on Saturday mornings?
a. Washes clothes c. Baths his pets
b. Cooks for breakfast d. Preparing for work
Textual Evidence: One by
one, he calls out his fur
friends for the Saturday
mornings “ritual”

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