Which strategy best enables students to support their ideas with evidence from the text?

Which strategy best enables students to support their ideas with evidence from the text?

• A. Responding to comprehension questions orally
• B. Recording student questions on sticky notes
• C. Illustrating memorable scenes on art paper
• D. Writing a response in a double-entry journal

Answer: (D)

This item tests the ability to use textual evidence to back up ideas. A double-entry journal is designed for that exact purpose: one column captures quotes or precise references from the text, and the other column has the student’s explanation of how that evidence supports their claim, analysis of author choices, and connections to their interpretation. This setup makes the link between what the text says and what the student thinks explicit, strengthens close-reading habits, and creates a written record students can use to defend their ideas with specific evidence. Other strategies can promote understanding or creativity, or surface questions, but they don’t consistently require students to anchor each idea to concrete textual evidence in a structured, written format.

This item tests the ability to use textual evidence to back up ideas. A double-entry journal is designed for that exact purpose: one column captures quotes or precise references from the text, and the other column has the student’s explanation of how that evidence supports their claim, analysis of author choices, and connections to their interpretation. This setup makes the link between what the text says and what the student thinks explicit, strengthens close-reading habits, and creates a written record students can use to defend their ideas with specific evidence.

Other strategies can promote understanding or creativity, or surface questions, but they don’t consistently require students to anchor each idea to concrete textual evidence in a structured, written format.