Evidence in Persuasive Writing

Students should be required to wear school uniforms. Wearing uniforms would create a sense of unity among students and promote togetherness. Furthermore, it would help students save time because they wouldn't have to spend so much time picking out their clothes each morning.
The author's purpose is.....

• to explain what school uniforms look like
• to persuade the reader that students should wear uniforms
• to persuade the reader that students shouldn't spend so much time picking out clothes
• to compare students who wear uniforms to students who do not

Reasons and Evidence that are used to prove the claim.

• Opinion
• Claim
• Bias
• Support

______________________ is a writer's position on a problem or an issue.

• Support
• Argument
• Claim
• Appeal to Authority

"More districts should wake up to the benefits of later bells" is the USA Today article's:

• Reasoning
• Evidence
• Claim
• Opinion

Peanut butter is a terrific snack.

• Claim

• Evidence

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

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

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

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 .

"Two out of three high school students fail to get enough sleep" is an example of:

• Claim
• Evidence

Evidence is ___________________

• A statement or conclusion that answers a question
• Scientific data that supports the claim
• A justification that connects the claim to the evidence
• Not vital when using an argument