Textual Evidence: Implicit or Explicit?

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Analyzing Text (Literature) and Finding Evidence Video

Implicit/Explicit Lesson using Movie Trailers 

Textual Evidence: Implicit or Explicit?

EXPLICIT	Clearly stated directly in the text. No room for confusion or question. The moon reflects the sun’s light.
IMPLICIT	Implied or suggested in the text. Need for the reader to think and put together the clues to determine meaning. Even though it was night, the moonglow gives off a soft,filtered light.
INFERENCE	To reach a conclusion based on information, evidence and reasoning. Sometimes this is a best guess, an interpretation that uses facts to reason ideas from the text. The moonglow is actually sunlight that is reflected.

Reading Strategy for making inferences and connections

IT SAYS… Write exactly what the text says.	I or WE SAY… Think and make connections.	AND SO.. Write a statement that explains your ideas.
“The moon reflects the light from the sun.”	The sunlight must also cause the moon to glow.	At night, if the moon is out and visible, the light that it gives off comes from the sun.