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WorksheetsAuthor's Reasons and Evidence
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 27mins
What is a CLAIM?
A statement you believe to be false
An opinion
An arguable statement
Evidence that proves something is right
What does EVIDENCE mean?
A statement you believe to be true
An opinion
An argument
Proof that supports your reasons
What does the REASON do?
Explains evidence
It makes a good argument
Tells your opinion
Tells why you think what you think
Is the example below a claim, reason, or evidence?
Ex. Dogs can protect you from home intruders.
Claim
Reason
Evidence
Is the example below a claim, reason, or evidence?
Dr. Shelnutt, a veterinarian, said that, "Dogs have a protective instinct. They can sense danger, and they will do what they can to protect you."
Claim
Reason
Evidence
Which evidence matches the reason "Sleep is needed to grow the right way."
Researchers have discovered that kids getting 10-11 hours of sleep a night grow taller than those that don't.
According to Kids Health, scientists have proven that kids getting 10-11 hours of sleep a night are nicer and have more friends.
My mom only gets 4 hours of sleep a night and is really stressed out and tired all the time.
Sleep is good for your skin and will make wrinkles in your face much smaller.
Which piece of evidence could be used to BEST support this claim:
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."
Last year, at many schools that required students to wear uniforms, attendance rates went up and behavior incidents went down.
School uniforms can be ordered online.
"Two out of three high school students fail to get enough sleep" is an example of:
Claim
Evidence
Reason
"Food at KFC tastes better than food at McDonalds!"
Is this a claim, evidence or reason?
Claim
Evidence
Reason
"Rhinos have horns to defend themselves."
Is this a claim, evidence or reason?
Claim
Evidence
Reason
"Plants need sunlight, water and carbon dioxide to make food."
Is this a claim, evidence or reason?
Claim
Evidence
Reason
The Warriors are the best NBA team.
Claim
Reason
Evidence
The Warriors won the NBA championship in 2017.
Claim
Reason
Evidence
The Warriors won the NBA championship this year which makes them the best team in the National Basketball Association.
Claim
Reason
Evidence
Which statement is strong evidence?
My family has a computer at home.
My son loves Star Wars.
In a recent study, 78% of students like community service.
I believe that the steelers are the best football team in the NFL
Which statement is a claim?
Winter is a season.
I think winter is the best season.
Winter is the greatest season of all.
Winter has cold weather.
A claim should not begin with what?
I think, I believe
A conjunction
The, a, an
A claim can begin with anything.
What would be your claim?
Prompt: What is the best Thanksgiving food?
Going out in the burning sun without sensible protection is extremely dangerous. The first reason is that you can get extremely sunburnt. The second reason is that you can get horrible skin cancers because of damaging light rays. Another reason is that too much time out in bright sunlight can damage your eyesight. Remember to wear a hat, put on a shirt, use sunscreen and wear sunglasses.
What is the author's claim?
It is important to always wear sunscreen and sunglasses when you're outside.
Being out in the sun can be dangerous, so it is important to protect yourself.
Too much time in the sun can cause cancer and many other health problems.
Being sunburnt can be extremely painful, so you should always wear sunscreen.
What is the purpose of an argumentative essay?
To persuade the reader
To entertain the reader
To tell an interesting story
To give information about a topic
Which piece of evidence best supports the claim that we should have sports in middle school?
"In schools that have sports, students attend games after school."
"When schools have sports programs, the school must spend money on coaches and equipment."
"Research shows that school sports increase student interest in school"
"School sports include volleyball, soccer, basketball and tennis."
Which of the following words is a synonym for the word convince?
Persuade
Dissuade
All of the above
None of the above
Which of these transition words would you use in the counterargument paragraph?
Also
Similarly
However
In conclusion
Which quote supports the claim that people should stop using screens?
"Screens cause students to be distracted and then they cannot learn well."
"Screens allow students to find information quickly and efficiently."
"Technology has become more advanced in the past ten years."
"Screens on cell phones have become larger in the past few years."
9. Which quote supports the claim that people should stop using screens?
"Screens cause students to be distracted and then they cannot learn well."
"Screens allow students to find information quickly and efficiently."
"Technology has become more advanced in the past ten years."
"Screens on cell phones have become larger in the past few years."
A claim should always have
rebuttal
counterclaim
evidence and reasoning
vocabulary words
Which is the best evidence to support a claim
My teacher
The National Student Association
the local news paper
My mom
Which are the two best reasons to Persuade:
To make someone buy something and to make them think something.
To make someone change their mind on something something and to make someone cry.
To make someone do something and to make someone buy something.
There are more than two reasons for persuasion.
When authors provides evidence that cannot both be true and false, they are using this type of persuasive technique:
Misleading statement
Exaggerated statement
Parallel statement
Contradictory statement
When authors saying something is the best or most amazing, they are using:
Exaggeration
Word choice
Contradictory statement
Misleading statement
A counterclaim is
A claim that is the same as the original stated claim.
Evidence to support the claim.
A claim that disagrees with the original stated claim.
Reasons to be against the original claim
