T3 W2 L2 Independent Activity (Vocabulary and Evidence)

What does patrol most nearly mean?

"Police officers patrol neighborhoods and respond to calls."

• sleep

• walk around to keep safe

• play games

• write letters

Match the vocabulary word to its meaning.

patrol (a)   empathize (b)   arrest (c)  

• watch an area to keep safe
• understand how someone feels
• take someone to jail
• go around the mall
• play with someone
• interview people

Sort the words/sentences into: Vocabulary, Evidence, and Claim

patrol | Officers investigate crimes | Police officers protect the community | Officers help people in trouble

Groups:

(a) Vocabulary

,

(b) Evidence

,

(c) Claim

• Officers investigate crimes

• Police officers protect the community

• patrol

• Officers help people in trouble

Which sentence is evidence?

• Police officers are helpful

• Officers investigate crimes and gather evidence

• Police officers are important

• Police officers wear uniforms

Fill in the blank: Police officers (a)   the community.

Justify your word choice.

What does calm mean?

"Police officers must be tough and calm."

• angry

• quiet and in control

• loud

• excited

Sort the statements into: Strong Evidence and Weak Evidence

Groups:

(a) Strong Evidence

,

(b) Weak Evidence

• Police officers wear uniforms

• Police officers are nice

• Officers investigate crimes

• Officers help missing people

Fill in the blank: Police officers help keep the community (a)   .

Justify your word choice.

Read the sentence: "Officers investigate crimes and gather evidence."

What claim can you make from this evidence?

Vocabulary: arrest.

Sentence: Officers sometimes make an arrest.

What claim can you make using the given vocabulary and sentence?