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Claim, Evidence and Reasoning

Authored by Sarah Williams

English

8th Grade

CCSS covered

Claim, Evidence and Reasoning
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What should a claim sound like?

A statement of fact

A rhetorical question

A personal belief

An open-ended question

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is necessary to prove your claim?

A strong opinion

Reasoning

A catchy title

A long essay

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Why is it important to use credible sources for evidence?

To make the essay longer

To confuse the reader with complex vocabulary

To strengthen the claim by providing trustworthy support

To fill the requirement of having references

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What can a claim also be called?

An opinion

A concluding sentence

A thesis statement

A supporting detail

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Why is evidence important in supporting a claim?

It provides a personal opinion to persuade others

It offers a prediction of future events

It provides facts, quotes or data that backs up the claim

It restates the claim in different words

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What role does evidence play in rewriting a claim?

Evidence can lead to the claim being adjusted or changed

Evidence has no role in revising a claim

Evidence should be ignored if it contradicts the claim

Evidence only confirms the claim, never changes it

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Why is it important to know the difference between claim, evidence, and reasoning in argumentative writing?

To make the writing more complex

To clearly communicate the your argument

To increase the length of your paragraph

To use more words

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