Original course reading · Week 2.
“Evidence gives the reader something specific to examine.” (Course reading, Week 2)Read the course example
Week 2 · A related practice question
Why should an explanation stay close to the evidence it explains?
An explanation belongs close to its evidence so the reader can follow the connection before moving to a new idea. A quotation, a source’s exact words, gives the reader a detail to examine. The course reading says, “Evidence gives the reader something specific to examine.” (Course reading, Week 2). This says that evidence supplies something specific. It shows why the next sentence should explain that particular detail instead of jumping to an unrelated point. The writer takes responsibility for making that connection clear. The reading also says, “Analysis shows how it supports your claim.” (Course reading, Week 2). This says that analysis links evidence to a claim. It shows why a copied quotation alone cannot finish the writer’s mission: the reader still needs to know what it helps prove. The rationale, the reason for choosing the quotation, should become visible in that explanation. If the explanation comes much later, the writer can restructure the paragraph to put the connected sentences together. Because the meaning and purpose stay beside the evidence, the argument is easier to follow.
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Where this model’s evidence came from
Original course reading · Week 2.
“Analysis shows how it supports your claim.” (Course reading, Week 2)Read the course example
Notice how the model develops the observation into an explanation. Borrow that writing move; choose evidence for your own question.
See how the argument builds
- Answer the practice question
The first sentence gives the answer that the rest will develop.
- Build from two details
Each quotation is followed by what it says and what it shows.
- Join the ideas
The second detail adds something, and the ending explains the connection.
Try one writing move
This detail says ___. It helps explain ___ because ___.
Fill each blank with a person, action, or reason that fits the sentence. This is a thinking frame, not a vocabulary matching exercise.
Compare with an example
This detail says that analysis supports a claim. It helps explain why a quotation needs another sentence that connects it to the answer.