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Keep text evidence separate from background knowledge, then combine them into a defensible inference.

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Question / FocusWhat are you trying to figure out?What the Text SaysQuote or paraphrase the strongest clue from the text.What I KnowWhat relevant background knowledge helps interpret that clue?My InferenceWhat conclusion follows from the evidence plus what you know?Check ItWhat additional detail would strengthen, weaken, or change the inference?

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Keep text evidence separate from background knowledge, then combine them into a defensible inference. Here is what each part of this organizer expects.

Question / Focus
What are you trying to figure out?
What the Text Says
Quote or paraphrase the strongest clue from the text.
What I Know
What relevant background knowledge helps interpret that clue?
My Inference
What conclusion follows from the evidence plus what you know?
Check It
What additional detail would strengthen, weaken, or change the inference?

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