Prove It

To Me!
Finding Evidence
in the Text
to Prove Your
Thinking
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Created by: Lori Vines
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Prove It To Me!
Prove It To Me is a way to introduce
students to using clues the author gives
in the text to understand what they are
reading and to use these clues as
evidence in their writing. The clues in
these cards are easy to find and use as
evidence since this is an introduction to
this skill.
Print, cut and laminate the cards. These
cards can be placed into a center or just
copied and used as daily work like morning
work. You will need to model first how to
write a good answer using the answer
frames.
Print and laminate the Prove It To Me poster.
Place it in the center or post in your room
for students to use as model ways to answer
questions. There are more answer frames.
These are just a sample. More can be found
in My Readers Notebook.
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it! If you have any questions, you can
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www.conversationsinliteracy.blogspot.com
and join in the conversations about
reading and writing!
Thank you,
Lori Vines

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Jill was excited about her trip. She got out

her flip flops, swim suit, and sunscreen. Jill
put them into her suitcase. She put on her
sunglasses and left.

Where was Jill going on her trip and how do

you know?
It was time for Bob to do his chores. He fed
the pigs, moved the hay with the tractor, and
milked the cows.

What does Bob do for a living and how do

you know?
Emmy opened her report card and smiled.
When she got home from school, her parents
took her out for pizza.

What kind of grades do you think Emmy got

and how do you know?
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The teacher was talking to the class. Jack

and Rachel were whispering. They didnt
hear the directions.

What do you think will happen next? What

makes you think so?
The girl wrote her paper in class on antibullying. On the bus later, she saw a student
talking mean to another student. The girl
walked toward the front of the bus.

What do you think the girl will do now and

why do you think that?
The kids had made a mess. There were
dishes all over the kitchen. They left out all
their toys. The trash had even been
knocked over and now it was time for their
mom to be home.

What will they do now and how do you know?

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Mark loved to read, play baseball, and swim.

He is always playing catch and climbing
trees. Mark rode his bike every day.

What character trait describes Mark? Give

2 examples of why you think so.
Kate helped her brother read the book.
Later she let a friend borrow her pencil. At
snack time, Jake didnt have anything to eat.
Kate shared her orange with him.

What character trait describes Kate? Give

2 examples of why you think so.
Luke ate 3 cupcakes at the party and 2
suckers. He also had 2 hotdogs and a big
bag of popcorn with a can of soda. Lukes
mom picked him up from the party early.

Why do you think Luke got picked up early?

Give two examples of why you think so.
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Prove It To Me!
Use Clues to Prove
Your Answer
I think ______________________
because ____________________.
I predict _____________________
because ____________________.
I think ______________________
because ____________________

and _______________________.

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borders, and fonts
that I use:

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