Claim Statements

A claim statement is

What is the purpose of a claim statement?

• to establish examples

• to establish reasons

• to establish the main idea and supporting points

• to establish parallel structure

How many reasons should you include in a claim statement?

• 3

• 2

• 4

• 1

A claim statement always states the main idea of a text.

• True

• False

Where do reasons come from?

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Where do examples come from?

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is the purpose of providing examples?

• to provide text evidence

• to support your reasons

• to provide direct quotes

• to support your text evidence

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1