Text Evidence and Sentence Stems

Worksheet Description

This worksheet, titled “Text Evidence Sentence Stems,” provides students with a structured approach to incorporate textual evidence into their writing. It is designed to enhance students’ ability to reference text accurately within their essays or written responses. At the top of the worksheet, there’s a space designated for the student’s name, which is essential for personal accountability and organization.

The main body of the worksheet features a variety of sentence starters, which are useful tools for students learning to embed quotes and references naturally into their writing. These sentence stems include prompts such as “On page __ it says __,” “The author says __,” and “According to the text, __,” among others. This variety allows students to practice different ways of introducing evidence and supports the development of writing fluency. By using these sentence stems, students can learn to cite evidence in a manner that seamlessly integrates with their own analysis, thereby improving the quality and credibility of their arguments. The layout of the worksheet is clean and user-friendly, providing a clear and focused exercise for practicing citation and the integration of textual evidence in writing.