Argument & Viewpoint

What is a claim? 

• A false statement 
• A true statement 
• A reasonable statement 
• An arguable statement 

What is evidence? 

• Information that introduces your claim. 
• Information that disproves your claim. 
• Information that supports your claim.
• Information that wraps up your essay. 

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Choose the best example of a good claim. 

• Johnny Depp is my favorite actor. 
• Johnny Depp was born in Boston, MA.
• Johnny Depp deserved to win an Oscar for his role in "The Fighter". 
• Johnny Depp has his own reality show.

Which of the following is NOT a claim?

• California is the best state in the USA.
• Twinkies taste better than other snack cakes because of their texture, their creamy filling, and their golden appearance.
• The school year began on August 18 and will end on June 4
• Christmas is the best holiday of the year.

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CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.SL.6.3

Which of the following is not a form of evidence?

• quote from an expert 
• a statistic
• a fact
• a counterclaim 

Which piece of evidence could be used to BEST support this claim:
High school students should be required to wear uniforms.

• 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 .

Identify which sentence contains the claim in the following paragraph. 
¹There is no easy way to get from one part of town to the other with this many cars on the road. ²Communities need a solution, and that solution is public transportation. ³Public transportation is an essential part of the community because it is inexpensive, unites neighborhoods, and is better for the environment. 

• Sentence 1
• Sentence 2
• Sentence 3

Which of the following types of evidence falls into the EMOTIONAL category? 

• Statistic
• Fact
• Anecdote
• Example

Read the two paragraphs.  Which is an example of BIAS and why? 

• Paragraph 1 because of the tone.
• Paragraph 1 because of the author's motives.
• Paragraph 2 because of the tone.
• Paragraph 2 because of the author's motives.

Read the paragraph.  Which words are LOADED words and what tone do they create in the paragraph? 
"This is the faith that I go back to the South with. With this faith we will be able to hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope. With this faith we will be able to transform the jangling discords of our nation into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood. With this faith we will be able to work together, to pray together, to struggle together, to go to jail together, to stand up for freedom together, knowing that we will be free one day."

• Loaded words:  brotherhood, together, faith 
  Tone: Sadness
• Loaded words:  South, mountain, work
  Tone: Sadness
• Loaded words:   despair, struggle, jail
  Tone: Hope
• Loaded words: brotherhood, together,  faith 
  Tone: Hope

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4