SpringBoard Activity 3.3: Peanuts and Pennies: Identifying Claim

SpringBoard Activity 3.3: Peanuts and Pennies: Identifying Claim

By Scott Cortez

Poll

Should peanuts be banned at public schools?

• Yes, I agree.

• No, I do not agree.

• I do not have an opinion.

Poll

Should the government stop producing pennies?

• Yes, I agree.

• No, I do not agree.

• I do not have an opinion.

Objective:

W.6.1 We will write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.

Learning Targets:

W.6.1 We will write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.

Multiple Choice

What is a Claim?

• Living things need water.
• The supporting details
• Fake news
• The writer's position or stance, it answers the question

Multiple Choice

Evidence is the....

• HOW you know
• Statistic or measurement
• WHY you know
• ANYTHING you know

Multiple Choice

What does CER stand for?

• Create Evaluate Respond

• Consider Evidence Relevant

• Claim Evidence Reasoning

• Cause Examine Real-life

Setting a Purpose for Reading

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• As you read the following editorial, mark the text with an asterisk (*) next to anything you agree with and an X next to anything you disagree with.

• Decide wheather or not to ban the production of the penny.

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Poll

Which is an example of a claim? Select all that apply.

• Pennies are cool.

• Pennies should stop being produced because they are not worth the metal made from.

• People continue to use pennies to pay for purchases in exact change.

• Pennies should continue to be produced because they are part of our nation's history.