Argumentative Text Claim and Evidence

A claim is ______________________________.

• examples, data, facts, and information.

• a fact.

• a debatable statement that can be supported with evidence.

• an answer to a question.

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CCSS.W.6.1A

CCSS.W.6.1B

Why is it important to provide textual evidence?

• It makes your paragraph longer.
• It allows your reader to get the important facts from the article without reading the whole thing.
• It shows that you know what you are talking about.
• It makes your claim stronger and helps prove your point.

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.W.6.1A

CCSS.W.6.1B

CCSS.W.6.9A

What is evidence?

• Information or data that supports or proves a claim or statement.

• A collection of opinions

• A random guess

• A personal belief

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.W.6.9A

Which of the following is an example of a type of evidence?

• claim

• antonym

• anecdote

• reason

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CCSS.W.6.1A

CCSS.W.6.1B

Why is it important to use evidence in argumentative writing?

• Use evidence to prove you have the only correct answer

• Use evidence to persuade your readers to accept your claim

• Use evidence to show off your knowledge

• Use evidence to show that quotes are facts.

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CCSS.W.6.1A

CCSS.W.6.1B

CCSS.W.6.9A

Polar bears live in the Arctic in the cold aquatic environment with ice, snow and water. They swim and hunt seals in the Arctic Ocean. Polar bears have large front paws that are partially webbed, strong claws on all four paws and a thick layer of fur.

Question-- Why are polar bears are able to survive in their natural environment?

Identify the claim.

• Their claws also allow them to catch seals and their fur keeps them warm in the cold environment.

• This is important because adaptations are characteristics that allow an animal to survive in its environment.

• Their webbed paws allow them to swim through the water to catch seals.

• Polar bears are able to survive in their natural environment because they have adaptations.

• Getting food and staying war are both necessary for an animal to live.

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.W.6.1A

CCSS.W.6.1B

CCSS.W.6.9A

Polar bears live in the Arctic in the cold aquatic environment with ice, snow and water. They swim and hunt seals in the Arctic Ocean. Polar bears have large front paws that are partially webbed, strong claws on all four paws and a thick layer of fur.

Question-- Why are polar bears are able to survive in their natural environment?

Identify ALL the pieces of evidence.

• Their claws also allow them to catch seals and their fur keeps them warm in the cold environment.

• This is important because adaptations are characteristics that allow an animal to survive in its environment.

• Their webbed paws allow them to swim through the water to catch seals.

• Polar bears are able to survive in their natural environment because they have adaptations.

• Getting food and staying war are both necessary for an animal to live.

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.W.6.9A

Which piece of evidence could be used to BEST support this claim:
High school 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."
• At one school that recently required students to wear uniforms, attendence rates went up, and behavior incidents went down.
• School uniforms can be ordered online .

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.W.6.1A

CCSS.W.6.1B

Which piece of evidence could be used to BEST support this claim:

High school 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."

• At one school that recently required students to wear uniforms, attendence rates went up, and behavior incidents went down.

• School uniforms can be ordered online .

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.W.6.1A

CCSS.W.6.1B

CCSS.W.6.2B

What is the claim in the following argument?

In our experiment, the blocks had different masses: 20 g., 30 g., 44 g., 123 g. and 142 g. but the time for all five blocks to fall was about the same. It took between 1.5 and 1.8 seconds for them to fall. No, mass does not affect how quickly an object falls. Since the blocks had different masses but took about the same time, I know that mass does not affect how quickly something falls.

• In our experiment, the blocks had different masses, 20 g., 30 g., 44 g., 123 g and 142 g but the time for all five blocks to fall was about the same. It took between 1.5 and 1.8 seconds for them to fall.

• No, mass does not affect how quickly an object falls.

• Since the blocks had different masses but took about the same time, I know that mass does not affect how quickly something falls.

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.SL.6.3