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Restate the prompt
Answering the question
C
ite evidence directly from the text
For
example…
E
xplain / analyze the evidence
This shows
that…
The author
states that…
This
illustrates
that…
According to
the text…
This
means…
The text
says…
Sum it up (
As you can see, …Taking everything into account, … Clearly, the reader can
see that… In conclusion,… To sum it up…)