Textual Analysis Graphic Organizer
Frances Santos
Overview
- This graphic organizer is adapted from “Guided Annotations [Resource]” by Frances Santos.
- With this graphic organizer, students not only practice defining various types of evidence and appeals but they also practice specifically identifying when these devices are used within a text and how they help achieve the text’s purpose.
Textual Analysis Graphic Organizer
DIRECTIONS
First, identify the author’s claim:
Then, complete the table below.
| Identify or define these types of evidence. | Find examples of this type of evidence. | How does this evidence support the author’s claim? |
| Factual Evidence:
|
List examples here | Write your thoughts here |
| Statistical Evidence or Data:
|
List examples here | Write your thoughts here |
| Anecdotal Evidence:
|
List examples here | Write your thoughts here |
| Expert Testimony:
|
List examples here | Write your thoughts here |
| Logical Reasoning:
|
List examples here | Write your thoughts here |
| Emotional Appeals:
|
List examples here | Write your thoughts here |
Click here to download a Word Doc version of the Textual Analysis graphic organizer:
Textual Analysis graphic organizer
Attribution:
Santos, Frances. “Textual Analysis Graphic Organizer.” Strategies, Skills and Models for Student Success in Writing and Reading Comprehension. College Station: Texas A&M University, 2024. This work is licensed with a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).
