6th Grade Argument Review

What is an argument?

• A reason or set of reasons given with the aim of persuading others

• Two people screaming at each-other

• Two people just saying why they're right with no reasons or evidence.

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

What is a claim?

• A debatable statement about a topic. (Ex. "I believe schools should have a four day school week")

• Evidence for your argument (Ex. Facts, statistics, quotes)

• Reasons why you think your claim is true.

What are reasons?

• Reasons are why you believe in your argument (Ex. " I think we should have a four-day school week to save money on school operations)

• Evidence for your claim (Ex. Facts, statistics, quotes)

• An argument is two people trying to persuade each other of their point of view

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

Which of the following are credible pieces of evidence?

• Social media posts, websites with .com, personal experiences

• Books, news articles, and scholarly research

• An idea that was just made up.

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CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

What is a debate?

• A debate is a formal argument between two people. A debate is often done with politicians to convince people to vote for them.

• A debate is two people screaming back and forth

• A debate is starting an argument with someone.

What is evidence?

• Facts, statistics, quotes, scholarly research

• Personal opinion/personal memory

• A friend's personal experience/memory

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CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

Why is it important to support your claims with reasons and evidence?

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

Give examples of arguments with claims supported by reasons. "Ex. I think Lindley 6th Grade Academy should let students have their phones in-class in-case there is an emergency."