ENGLISH CLASS

9-Jacinto, Jaena, Kiram, Lakandula,

Laurel

April 15, 2024

Learning Objectives
MELC: Judge the relevance and worth of
ideas, soundness of author’s reasoning, and
the effectiveness of the presentation
1. Recognize synonyms of the given word
2. Determine the main idea of the text
3. Identify the evidence in the text
4. Follow directions in performing the tasks
5. Show interest in the lesson through participating in the tasks
 It is proof that's essential to an
Evidence author creating a strong
argument or claim.

It can be found in both fiction texts (novels, poems, Claim

or short stories) as well as in nonfiction texts, the debatable statement (main
(biographies or scientific articles). argument) that can be proven
with evidence
A nonfiction author might include statistical data,
expert opinions, or specialized knowledge to
support claims, while finding evidence in fiction
involves finding supporting dialogue and
interactions between characters to support ideas.
Steps in Finding the Evidence in the Text

1. Read thoroughly the text.

2. Identify the claim.
3. Note inferences and quotations from the passage that support the claim.
4. Analyze the evidence.
How does this textual evidence support a claim or idea from the passage?
What makes this evidence strong?
5. Cite the evidence by including quotations of the excerpted text or by using
these phrases:
According to the text, _____
On page _____, the author stated
One example of this from the text is _____