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Quick questions on Using text evidence in the essay - Grade 10 ELA MCAS
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What is irrelevant evidence?Show answer
A quotation that does not fit the point does not develop the idea. Select evidence that bears on your claim.
What is more quotes instead of more analysis?Show answer
Piling on evidence does not raise the score; explaining it does. Aim for explanation, not volume.
What is q1?Show answer
What is the point-evidence-explanation pattern, and which part earns Idea Development? [Recall]
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A student writes: "Change is hard. 'She stared at the empty room for a long time.'" What is missing, and how would you fix it?
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