Choose Evidence to Support a Claim

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English
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8th Grade
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Hard
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Sarah Williams
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25 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
In order to write a successful argument, you must use ___ to support claims.
purpose
audience
opinions
evidence
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The writer's position on a problem or issue is called the
evidence
claim
argument
support
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
When gathering evidence, use credible ___ and take notes.
sources
purposes
language
appeals
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RL.7.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The reasons and evidence that are used to prove the claim are called ___.
purpose
claim
appeal
support
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
facts, statistics, examples, quotes/opinions of experts, anecdotes, used to support someone's claim
evidence
source
reasoning
conclusion
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RI.7.8
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RL.8.1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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 make it easier to choose what you'll wear each day.
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RI.7.8
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RL.8.1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following is an example of analyzing evidence to support a claim?
Just because.
I think so.
According to a study by Harvard University, students who study daily perform better academically.
It's always been that way.
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.8
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RL.7.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
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