Ideas and Support- Exit Ticket

When authors present ideas and claims, they support them with facts, reasons, and other evidence.

• True

• False

You should evaluate the way an author supports an idea or claim by determining which statements are facts and which are opinions. You can do this by reading each statement and asking, “Can this be proven to be true?”

• True

• False

Read the list of pros and cons on page 160 of Eco-Friendly Foods.

What is the claim about these foods?

• They are NOT better for the environment.

• They are better for the environment.

What evidence does the author use to support this claim?

• The ingredients in these foods are not grown using chemicals that are bad for the environment.

• The ingredients in these foods are grown using chemicals that are good for the environment.

• The author does not use evidence to support this claim.

What evidence does the author use to argue against this claim?

• It does NOT require a lot of energy to produce, package, and transport these foods.

• It requires a lot of energy to produce, package, and transport these foods.

• The author does not use evidence to argue against this claim.

Reread paragraph 10 on page 162.

What does the author want readers to understand about growing food?

• The author wants readers to understand that not everyone can grow food.

• The author wants readers to understand that it is expensive and not easy to do.

• The author wants readers to understand that it is cheap and easy to do.

What is one reason the author gives to support this claim?

• Food can be grown in cylinder gardens that can be placed anywhere; you do not need gardening experience.

• Food can NOT be grown in cylinder gardens that can be placed anywhere; you NEED to have gardening experience.