BY GROUP ACTIVITY!

Instructions:
• Identify your claim based on your Position Paper draft. Provide textual
evidences that support your stand coming from your submitted position
paper.
• Write it at the back of your MINI-PT paper following the format
below:
CLAIM: (write your claim here then identify what kind of claim: Claim of Fact,
Claim of Value, Claim of Policy)
Textual Evidences: (write in this part information that supports your stand. List
down as many as you can)
Textual Evidence and
Citing Sources
COR 002
 determine textual evidence to validate assertions and counterclaims
made about a text read

OBJECTIV apply the correct way to cite sources

ES explain how one’s purpose is a crucial consideration in academic

and professional writing
 TEXTUAL
EVIDENCE
id en c e is in form atio n fr om a tex t
Textual ev
that supports a claim.

r' s p osi tio n a n d stren g th e ns

It reveals the autho
your argument.
 Claim:
The poem "Harlem" by Langston Hughes gives the reader a
feeling of anger and depression.

Textual Evidence:
The poem uses words like "fester like a sore" which suggests
pain.

Deferred dreams are described as "stinking like rotten meat"

which creates an unpleasant image.
The poem ends with the question "Or does it explode?" which
suggests anger.
 How to Find Textual Evidence
As you read, look for passages that support your
claims.

Pay attention to key details, such as:

Facts and figures

Examples
Opinions
Descriptions
 WAYS OF
PRESENTATION
There are different ways to use textual evidence in your writing:

• Paraphrasing: Restating the text in your own words.

• Summarizing: Briefly summarizing the text and including relevant
details.
• Referencing: Mentioning a specific section of the text.
• Quoting: Directly quoting a part of the text.
 ACTIVITY
TIME
IN A ONE WHOLE SHEET OF PAPER,
ANSWER YOUR SKILL BUILDING
ACTIVITIES.