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Text Analysis Skills Practice

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Text Analysis Skills Practice

Student analyzing text with magnifying glass

📚 Part 1: Text Analysis Skills

Success Criteria: I can cite textual evidence and identify themes to support my analysis.

1. What is textual evidence?

Your personal opinion about a story

Direct quotes or examples from the text

A summary of the main events

The author's biography

Answer Key: Direct quotes or examples from the text

2. Which of these are examples of theme? (Check all that apply)

Friendship conquers all obstacles

A boy finds a lost dog

Hard work leads to success

The story takes place in New York

Answer Key: Friendship conquers all obstacles, Hard work leads to success

3. How does dialogue help develop a story?

It reveals character traits and moves the plot forward

It makes the story longer

It describes the setting in detail

It tells us about the author's life

Answer Key: It reveals character traits and moves the plot forward

4. When citing textual evidence, you should:

Use your own words only

Include direct quotes and explain their meaning

Retell the entire story

Focus only on your personal connections

Answer Key: Include direct quotes and explain their meaning

✏️ Part 2: Text Analysis Practice

Success Criteria: I can provide at least two pieces of evidence and explain how they support my analysis.

5. Read the passage your teacher provides. What is the main theme of this text?

Answer Key: [Varies based on the passage provided by the teacher]

6. Find and write down TWO pieces of textual evidence that support this theme. Use quotation marks around direct quotes.

Evidence #1: _________________________________________________

Evidence #2: _________________________________________________

Answer Key: [Students should provide two relevant quotes from the text]

7. Choose one example of dialogue from the text. How does this dialogue reveal something about a character or move the plot forward?

Dialogue: "__________________________________________"

Analysis:

Answer Key: [Students should provide a relevant dialogue example and analysis]

🎯 Part 3: Extended Response & Reflection

Success Criteria: I can write structured responses with clear connections to the text.

8. Write a paragraph explaining how the author develops the theme using characters and dialogue. Use the sentence starters below and include at least two pieces of textual evidence.

Sentence Starters:

• The theme of _____________ is shown through _____________.

• For example, when _____________ says _____________, it reveals _____________.

• This connects to the theme because _____________.

Answer Key: [Students should provide a structured paragraph with evidence]

9. Reflection: Complete this "I can" statement based on today's lesson:

I can ________________________________________________________________

Answer Key: [Students should complete the statement reflecting their learning]

10. Extension Activity (Advanced Learners): Compare this text's theme with another story you've read. How are they similar or different?

Answer Key: [Students should provide a comparative analysis]

Differentiation Notes:

• ELL Support: Use sentence frames provided above and refer to vocabulary definitions

• IEP/504 Support: May respond verbally to questions 8-10 if needed

• Advanced: Complete extension activity and identify literary devices (symbolism, metaphor)

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