RI 6.8 Claims & Arguments Vocab Challenge

If a student traces evidence through a text, what are they doing?

• underlining it

• drawing on it

• to follow or keep track of

• to provide proof

What does it mean to evaluate?

• to judge the quality of

• to explain in greater detail

• to show how something works

• to reach a decision

In a text, what is an author's argument?

• the overall claim

• the moral or lesson

• the central idea or topic

• the debate

Which of the following is an example of a claim an author could make in a text?

• Most people enjoy going to the beach.

• 83% of people who graduate college get jobs.

• A cheetah typically has brown or black spots with yellowish fur.

• Photosynthesis is a process that allows plants to grow by using sunlight for energy.

What are an author's reasons they provide in a text?

• Facts and evidence to support their argument

• a statement that something is the case without providing proof

• a cause or explanation of an action or belief

• the author's personal beliefs

What is evidence in an argumentative text?

• Proof (stats, data, research, facts)

• explanations or causes for an action or belief

• background information

• personal beliefs