A quotation question about a student’s claim tests whether a source supports what the student says. Read the claim and put it in a few words, keeping the person, the idea, and its claimed source. If the claim explains where an idea came from, look for evidence of that link. Predict what the quotation would need to show, then put each line in plain words. A quotation can share the topic without supporting the claimed connection.
Hints
- Hint 1
Reread the student’s sentence and identify what inspired Moreno’s use of smoke.
- Hint 2
The word inspired asks for a connection between Moreno’s childhood summers and her later cooking. Check what each quotation tells you about that connection.
Step-by-step
Trace the source of inspiration
Step 1Name the claimed link
The student says Moreno’s distinctive use of smoke was inspired by summers she spent as a child. What connection needs evidence? We need a link between her childhood and her smoky cooking style, specifically the time she spent helping her grandfather at his roadside barbecue stand.
- Step 2
Predict and test the link
What would show that link? We’d expect the childhood work to teach her something about smoke that could shape her cooking. The line about signature dishes describes the food, influenced menus nationwide shows her effect on other chefs, and culinary school names a different part of her training. None shows what she gained from those childhood summers.
- Step 3
Connect the experience to the skill
How does tending the fire support the claim? The quotation connects her summers at her grandfather’s stand with learning how different woods create distinct smoke flavors. She gained knowledge she could use in her cooking, so the childhood experience helps explain her later smoky flavors. Choice C.