Identifying Claims and Evidence

Intro to Argument
Writing

February 10-13, 2025

Warm Up (3 min)
M=Seated V=0 P=100%, independent

Directions: Restate and answer the questions in
your notebook. Write in complete sentences.

1. How do you win an argument? Think back to an

argument that you won. What did you do or say
that helped you win?

2. On a scale from 1-5, where 5 is great and 1 is

terrible, how are you today? Why?

Week 25 Reminders

1. Phones are invisible for the entire class period.

Earbuds and headphones are not in/on your ears while
in class.

2. No Power Hour tomorrow because of snow.
3. Daily writing from now on. Let's get ready for 10th

grade!

4. Each week 4 Reading Plus lessons are due. This is a

grade.
o Shout out to students with 4 or more: Deziya, Jayla, Malachi,

and Danny!

Objective

By the end of this class I will be able to:

1. Identify the claim and evidence presented in an

argumentative essay

2. Develop a RACCES body paragraph in which I

develop a claim and support my claim with
evidence

W 9.1 & RI 9.8

Agenda
1. Warm up

2. Identifying
arguments and
evidence

3. Reading Plus

4. Argument Writing
Structure

Argumentative Writing

1. Authors create an argument and then support that argument

with evidence.

2. Claim: the argument that an author or speaker is making

3. Evidence: information that supports the claim. Statistics,

personal experiences, information from reputable sources

Argument 1: Should DC schools ban cell phones?

What do you think?Why?

Open Ended

Should DCPS ban cell phones? Why or why not?

DC schools could ban cellphones in classrooms | wusa9.com

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Open Ended

Use the video or the article on WUSA9 website to answer these questions.

1. What was Councilmember Pinto's claim or argument about cellphones in schools?

Open Ended

Use the video or the article on WUSA9 website to answer these questions.

1. What are 2 pieces of evidence that Councilmember Pinto gave to support her argument?

Open Ended

Use the video or the article on WUSA9 website to answer these questions.

1. What was was the argument that some parents made about students having phones?

Open Ended

Use the video or the article on WUSA9 website to answer these questions.

1. What evidence did they use to support their argument?

Let's look at one more example

Should freshman be allowed to have lunch off campus?

What do you think?

What does this author believe about off
campus lunch?

Coronado Article

With your table, identify:

1. Argument

2. Two pieces of evidence

Should Freshmen Be Able To Go Off Campus During Lunch? - A Point/Counterpoint | Islander Times News | coronadonewsca.com

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Open Ended

Use the article from the Coronado Eagle and Journal to answer this question.

What is the writer's argument or claim about freshman having lunch off campus?

Open Ended

Use the article from the Coronado Eagle and Journal to answer this question.

What evidence does the author use to support their claim? List 2 pieces of evidence.

Poll

Should high school students get recess?

• Yes

• No

Your Turn! (10 minutes)

1. Go to Canvas and find the assignment called February 10, 2025 – Recess

Argument

2. Download the Word doc and enable editing.

3. Follow the directions in the document.

4. Submit when you have finished.

5. Fast finisher? Move on to Reading Plus.