Claim Evidence Reasoning

What sentence contains the claim for this paragraph? 
 
In the United States, December is the greatest month of the year. For example, nine out of ten people get a gift in December. Everyone loves to receive gifts, therefore a month that encourages gift giving a d receiving as much as December must be an incredible month. In addition, December has a joyful and happy spirit.  No matter where a person travels during the month of December they will encounter singing, and smiling faces wishing those around them “Happy Holidays!”, impacting the mood of the entire month. It is clear that December is the greatest month for any American. 

• It is clear that December is the greatest month for any American.

•  No matter where a person travels during the month of December they will encounter singing, and smiling faces wishing those around them “Happy Holidays!”, impacting the mood of the entire month.

• For example, nine out of ten people get a gift in December.

Define: Claim

• Statement of belief

• Facts, Statistics, or Data

• How the evidence supports the claim

• A supporting detail

Define: Evidence

• Statement of belief

• Usable information

• Facts, Statistics, or Data

• How the reasoning supports the claim

What sentence contains evidence for this paragraph? 
 
In the United States, December is the greatest month of the year. For example, nine out of ten people get a gift in December. Everyone loves to receive gifts, therefore a month that encourages gift giving a d receiving as much as December must be an incredible month. In addition, December has a joyful and happy spirit.  No matter where a person travels during the month of December they will encounter singing, and smiling faces wishing those around them “Happy Holidays!”, impacting the mood of the entire month. It is clear that December is the greatest month for any American.

• No matter where a person travels during the month of December they will encounter singing, and smiling faces wishing those around them “Happy Holidays!”, impacting the mood of the entire month.

• In the United States, December is the greatest month of the year.

• For example, nine out of ten people get a gift in December. 

What sentence contains reasoning for this paragraph? 
 
In the United States, December is the greatest month of the year. For example, nine out of ten people get a gift in December. Everyone loves to receive gifts, therefore a month that encourages gift giving a d receiving as much as December must be an incredible month. In addition, December has a joyful and happy spirit.  No matter where a person travels during the month of December they will encounter singing, and smiling faces wishing those around them “Happy Holidays!”, impacting the mood of the entire month. It is clear that December is the greatest month for any American.

• It is clear that December is the greatest month for any American.

• For example, nine out of ten people get a gift in December.

• Everyone loves to receive gifts, therefore a month that encourages gift giving a d receiving as much as December must be an incredible month

What is textual evidence?

• Your claim.

• Proof from the text to support your answer.

• What the author thinks about a topic.

• An explanation in your own words about your claim.

Why is it important to provide textual evidence?

• It makes your paragraph longer.

• It allows your reader to get the important facts from the article without reading the whole thing.

• It shows that you know what you are talking about.

• It makes your claim stronger and helps prove your point.

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 .

Why do we have textual evidence 

• To prove a claim

• unicorn

• because your teacher says so

• to express an opinion

Does the evidence support the claim?

Claim: Sparkling water is disgusting.

Evidence: It is painful to drink, and it tastes like someone just waved a piece of fruit over water, and it made the water angry.

• Yes

• No