ESSAY EXAM — EVIDENCE CARD WORKSHEET
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Practice essay question:
Command word and scope:
Course rubric / instructions:

REPEAT FOR EACH SOURCE
Source title and page:
Claim I might use it to support:
What the source actually reports:
Evidence recall question:
Checked answer:
Limitation question and checked answer:
Alternative interpretation or counterargument:
Question for which this evidence would NOT be sufficient:

BUILD AN OUTLINE WITHOUT THE CARD ANSWERS
Thesis:
Paragraph 1 — claim, evidence, explanation:
Paragraph 2 — claim, evidence, explanation:
Counterargument and response:
Qualified conclusion:

WRITE AND CHECK ONE PARAGRAPH
Does it answer the assigned question?
Is the source represented accurately?
Did I explain why the evidence matters?
Error type: missing recall / irrelevant evidence / unsupported claim / structure
Next practice task:

Use your real course sources. The library figures in the linked article are
explicitly fictional examples, not research evidence.