Claim Evidence Reasoning

"I like KFC more than McDonalds!"

Is this a claim, evidence or reasoning?

• Claim

• Evidence

• Reasoning

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

What is the best definition for claim?

• A statement you believe to be false.
• A statement you believe to be true. 
• Evidence that proves something right
• An opinion

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.8.5C

What does Evidence mean?

• All scientific data that supports your claim

• An opinion

• Statement you believe to be true

• A statement of an opposing argument

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

According to the American Health Association, peanut butter is a great source of protein.

• Claim
• Evidence

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RI.5.8

What are good examples of Evidence to help support your claim?

• Research and survey results
• Statistics
• Expert opinions
• All of the above

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

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 .

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

A short essay in which someone speaking for a publication (such as a newspaper or magazine) expresses an opinion or takes a stand on an issue.

• debate

• editorial

• claim

• narrative

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CCSS.W.6.1A

CCSS.W.6.1B

CCSS.W.6.1E

A perspective or view that can be debated is called an

• evidence

• essay

• opinion

• editorial

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.8

A set of reasons given with the aim of persuading others that an action or idea is right or wrong.

• argument

• controversy

• claim

• evidence

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CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.SL.6.3

CCSS.W.6.1A

CCSS.W.6.1B

An author's position or opinion about a topic, often written as the thesis in an argumentative essay.

• editorial

• controversy

• claim

• reasoning

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.W.6.1A

CCSS.W.6.1B