G7 - Claim, Evidence, Reasoning

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What is textual evidence?

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Proof from the text to support your answer.

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Why is it important to provide textual evidence?

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It makes your claim stronger and helps prove your point.

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What is an inference?

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An educated guess.

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Which piece of evidence supports that Kathleen is brave? Options: "Even slight miscalculations could send the Vulcan cruiser thousands of miles off course.", Kathleen might never see her parents again., "Kathleen reassured them with a confident look as she logged onto the navigation computer.", Something could go wrong during takeoff. 

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"Kathleen reassured them with a confident look as she logged onto the navigation computer."

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Which piece of evidence could be used to BEST support this claim: High school students should be required to wear uniforms? Options: When adding everything up, a school uniform could end up costing more than $200., A student reported, "Allowing us to wear our own clothes gives us a chance to show our unique style and independence.", At one school that recently required students to wear uniforms, attendence rates went up, and behavior incidents went down., School uniforms can be ordered online.

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At one school that recently required students to wear uniforms, attendence rates went up, and behavior incidents went down.

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Why do we have textual evidence?

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To prove a claim

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Explicit

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Evidence that is directly stated in the text

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What evidence supports the idea: best friends are always there for you? Options: Jessica is always talking about Jennifer behind her back., Jessica and Jennifer always talk about Michelle when she isn't around., Jessica always makes sure to help Jennifer and Michelle when they ask for support., Jennifer and Michelle make sure to copy off Jessica's homework.

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Jessica always makes sure to help Jennifer and Michelle when they ask for support.

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Based on the text: "It's a good thing we were all wearing seat belts when the turbulence hit.", what most likely happened?

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A plane had gone through a terrible storm.

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Does the evidence support the claim? Claim: Sparkling water is disgusting. Evidence: It is painful to drink, and it tastes like someone just waved a piece of fruit over water, and it made the water angry.

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Yes