Making Claims

Students should be allowed to chew gum in class. 

• Good Claim

• Bad Claim

An author's central argument in their writing is the _____.

• claim

• evidence

• supporting details

• reasons

The statement, "Coca-Cola is the best soft-drink company in the world." is _____.

• a claim

• evidence

• valid

• invalid

Claim: A father stealing food to feed his hungry baby is a good person.
Evidence: The father hid two loaves of bread underneath his jacket when he left the grocery store.
Which of the following is a GOOD example of REASONING?

• The father is a good person and a bad person because he wants to help his family, but he still shouldn't be stealing because it's illegal.

• It is a father's responsibility to take care of and protect his children. The man is a good person because the baby would starve and die otherwise. 

• He must be a good person because he hid two loaves of bread underneath his jacket when he left the grocery store.

A ____ is an arguable statement used as a primary point to support or prove an argument.

Which of the following is NOT a claim?

• California is the best state in the USA because it houses important parts of American culture.

• Twinkies taste better than other snack cakes because of their texture, their creamy filling, and their golden appearance.

• The school year began in September and will end in June.

• July 4th is the best holiday of the year because the celebrations include the whole country.

Which of the following is NOT a claim?

• California is the best state in the USA.

• Twinkies taste better than other snack cakes because of their texture, their creamy filling, and their golden appearance.

• The school year began on August 18 and will end on June 4

• Christmas is the best holiday of the year.

A claim should be stated as fact.

• true

• false

Your basic belief about a particular topic, issue, event, or idea. To give an argument to support a position.

• Counterclaim

• Claim

• Support

• Hook

Claim: Schools should not have a later start time for the students.
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Evidence: According to a study done by the University of Minnesota, students have 1.1 hours less a day to do homework when school starts later.
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Which of the following is a GOOD example of REASONING?

• Less time during the day to do homework means that students will have to stay up later to finish it. Schools shouldn't start later because homework will get pushed back and cause kids to lose sleep anyway.

• Schools shouldn't have a later start time because students have less time during the day to get their homework done, 1.1 hours less to be exact.

• Later start times are a bad idea because parents will have trouble getting their kids to school in the mornings. Parents have jobs that start early, even if schools start late.