This guide for middle school and high school teachers offers ideas, exercises, assignments, and discussion activities designed to help students read texts closely and use that information in their discussions and writing. The book offers five chapters on the role of evidence in reading, writing, and discussion; close reading of complex texts, annotation, sourcing, and avoiding plagiarism; using evidence in discussion; and writing from sources. Scannable QR codes lead to video clips (which can also be accessed online on a YouTube channel). The videos highlight perspectives from students and from teachers of math, science, social studies, English, and technical studies. The YouTube channel also contains classroom instructional videos. The book also provides links to support for creating writing prompts that demand evidence. Annotation ©2014 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)