Making Claims

Choose the right way this claim is written:

• We should wear what we want to school

• I think we should be able to wear what we want to school

• Yes, we should wear what we want because we bought it.

• Students should be able to wear what they want to school.

Which claim is written correctly?

• Students should not chew gum in class.

• We should be able to chew gum because it's just gum, come on.

• No, you children should not chew gum in my class! That is so immature!

• I disagree that students should not chew any type of gum in this class.

Which word makes this claim incorrectly written? Select the best answer!

• Yes

• Yes and we

• should

• we

A claim cannot stand alone, a claim needs to have ______________.

• choices

• a thesis statement

• reasons

• a period

Should students have to wear masks all day in school?

Evaluate responses using AI:

OFF

Which one would be a good claim for someone who agrees with this statement? Should students be forced to say the pledge?

• No, we shouldn't because America is messed up these days!

• I disagree with that

• yes, absolutely this is America, these kids are living in a free country, what's wrong with them?

• Students should be forced to say the pledge because it is a part of nationalism and not saying it is showing dishonor to their country.

An author's claim is more believable if they have evidence to support the claim.

• True

• False

Is this an example of a claim, or evidence?

• Evidence

• Claim

Is this an example of a claim, or evidence?

• Claim

• Evidence

What is evidence?

• Things the author made up

• fiction stories the author once heard

• proof the author gives to support their claim

• the weather report