Citing evidence in literary analysis | Reading | Khan Academy

In order to successfully build an argument about a text, you must make inferences and draw conclusions—and those must be built on the backs of evidence in the text. Let’s talk about how to search for evidence-bearing details in text, and how to best derive support for the points you’re trying to make, in the only way I know how: by talking about fictitious pirates. Khan Academy is a nonprofit organization with the mission of providing a free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere. We offer quizzes, qu