CERCA - Claims and Evidence

Claims should be specific

• True

• False

A claim is a fact

• True

• False

Claims allow you to

• tell readers what they must do.

• show that you ca write strong sentences.

• express your point of view on a topic.

As a writer you want others to

• accept your claim

• write their own claim

• research the topic you are writing about

Claims encourage others to agree with your point of view.

• True

• False

If a claim is precise it means that the claim has

• proper punctuation

• strong details

• no details

• a noun and a verb

An audience is more likely to agree with your claim if the claim is supported with evidence.

• True

• False

Evidence is

• information that supports your claim

• your point of view on a topic

• your stance in an argument

• the opposite point of view on a topic

There are _________ types of evidence.

• 2

• 3

• 5

• 7

• 100

The two types of evidence are

• facts and details

• quotations and paraphrased sentences

• facts and examples from your life

• words and phrases