Claims vs. Statements

​What is a claim?

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• Logical reasons can be found that support the statement.

• Evidence can be pr​ovided to back up each reason.​

​A claim is a statement that can be argued.

​What is a claim?

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Multiple Choice

Is this a claim or a statement?

The Hunger Games trilogy has more well-developed characters than the Harry Potter series.

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Multiple Choice

Is this a claim or a statement?

The first two novels in The Hunger Games trilogy both became New York Times bestsellers, while the third novel, Mockingjay, upon its release, ranked #1 on all US bestseller lists.

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• statement

Multiple Choice

Is this a claim or a statement?

If Cinderella’s fairy godmother had not arrived to help her get ready for the ball, she never would have married Prince Charming.

• claim

• statement

Match

Match the following

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Baseball is the best sport.

Pretzels are better than potato chips.

Lays makes both potato chips and pretzels.

Brady Parks is a 13 year old, middle school student who loves to go crabbing with his dad.

Brady placing his anger, over Ben's death, on JT and DIgger was more than justified.

• Baseball is the best sport.

• Pretzels are better than potato chips.

• Lays makes both potato chips and pretzels.

• Brady Parks is a 13 year old, middle school student who loves to go crabbing with his dad.

• Brady placing his anger, over Ben's death, on JT and DIgger was more than justified.

• Logical reasons can be found that support the statement.

• Evidence can be pr​ovided to back up each reason.​

​A claim is a statement that can be argued.

​Just to recap..

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Open Ended

Pretend you are visiting a second grade class. Their teacher asks you to explain to them what a claim is. What would you tell them?