4th Claims & Evidence Practice

Once an author selects his topic and establishes his purpose, they then have to produce a ____. 

• claim

• reason

• explanation

• evidence

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.W.4.2B

Once an author establishes his claim he must provide ____ that the claim is valid. 

• claim

• evidence

• reason

• All of these

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.W.4.1B

CCSS.W.4.9A

To further strengthen the claim, the author must use ____

• claim

• reasons

• evidence

• All of these

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.SL.4.3

CCSS.W.4.1B

What is a claim?

• a story

• a point the author is trying to prove with evidence

• a fact that is always true

• a lie

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.4.8

What should evidence include?

• A personal opinion

• Facts or information that helps us figure out whether a belief or claim is true

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.W.4.1B

CCSS.W.4.2B

CCSS.W.4.9A

An author's claim is more believable if they have evidence to support the claim.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.W.4.1B

When writing an argumentative paper, do you have to chose a side to argue?

• Yes, and support it with good evidence

• No, you can write about how both sides are great

Tags

CCSS.W.4.1A

CCSS.W.4.1B

"Pizza is the best Italian food."

Is this an example of a claim, or evidence?

• Evidence

• Claim

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.W.4.1A

"Coke tastes better than Pepsi."

Is this an example of a claim, or evidence?

• Claim

• Evidence

Tags

CCSS.W.4.1A

CCSS.W.4.1B

"According to The Associated Press, a new research report found that nearly 40% of TikTok search results about news topics had misinformation in them."

Is this an example of a claim, or evidence?

• Claim

• Evidence

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.8