3.7 Claim and Evidence

In a persuasive argument, the writer states a ​ (a)   and uses evidence, ​ (b)   or data, to support it.

• claim
• facts

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

When you make a claim or claim something, you're demanding it or saying it’s true.

• True

• False

Which word means "anything that can be used to prove something"

• claim

• evidence

• establish

• rights

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

After reading the passage, choose the best answer to the question:

What is the claim/opinion presented in the passage?

• Youths need the right to vote.

• The Houston Chronicle reports that 61% of teenagers work during the school year.

• 80% of 16- and 17-year-olds work before graduation.

After reading the passage, choose the best answer to the question:

What factual information was presented?

• Youths need the right to vote.

• The Houston Chronicle reports that 61% of teenagers work during the school year.

• 80% of 16- and 17-year-olds work before graduation.

What makes the writer's argument strong?

The writer's argument is strong because ____