4th GradeWorksheetReading20–25 minutes

Text Evidence Response Frames

Skill taught: Citing text evidence to support written responses

Sentence frames that help students cite and explain text evidence in written responses.

Subject

Reading

Type

Worksheet

Free printable
Time

20–25 minutes

Estimated

Materials Needed

  • β€’Printed response frames
  • β€’Pencil
  • β€’A grade-level informational or literary text

Directions

  1. 1.Read the assigned text together before using the frames.
  2. 2.Identify the question or prompt you are responding to.
  3. 3.Find the relevant evidence in the text and underline or highlight it.
  4. 4.Use the sentence frames to introduce, quote, and explain the evidence.
  5. 5.Read the completed response aloud and check: "Does my evidence actually support my answer?"

Parent Teaching Tip

The "quote sandwich" is the most transferable text evidence skill: introduce the quote, give the quote, explain the quote. Practice this three-part structure until it becomes automatic β€” it works for every subject and every grade level.

Skill Progression

Prerequisite skill

Identifying the main idea and key details in a text

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Text Evidence Response Frames

Next skill

Comparing evidence across two texts; argumentative writing

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