Identify the Claim 12.1

What is an argumentative text?

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  A text where the author tells us information about a topic

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  A text where the author is trying to entertain us

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  A text where the author makes a claim and supports it with evidence

Your position or opinion on a topic is...

• a direct quote

• a rebuttal

• a claim

• textual evidence

Tags

CCSS.W.6.1A

CCSS.W.6.1B

CCSS.W.6.2B

The _______ is the opinion that the author gives in an argumentative text.

• facts

• evidence

• claim

• support

What is evidence?

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  Information from the text that proves or supports the speaker's claim

• Taking notes about a story

• something that the author believes is true

When I wake up in the morning, I love the smell of bacon! The sound of sizzling is like music to my ears. I always jump out of bed and race down the stairs to the kitchen to find my grandma standing over the stove. Bacon is the best breakfast food, and we should have it for school breakfast each day!

What is the main claim made by the narrator about breakfast?

• Breakfast should be healthy.

• Bacon is the best breakfast food.

• Breakfast is the most important meal of the day.

• Everyone should wake up early for breakfast.

Going out in the burning sun without sensible protection is extremely dangerous. The first reason is that you can get extremely sunburnt. The second reason is that you can get horrible skin cancers because of damaging light rays. Another reason is that too much time out in bright sunlight can damage your eyesight. Remember to wear a hat, put on a shirt, use sunscreen and wear sunglasses.

• It is important to always wear sunscreen and sunglasses when you're outside.

• Being out in the sun can be dangerous, so it is important to protect yourself.

• Too much time in the sun can cause cancer and many other health problems.

• Being sunburnt can be extremely painful, so you should always wear sunscreen.

Super speed would be the ultimate superpower to have. You can run so fast that you turn back time! You can also phase through walls, which means you can run through them! If there is a villain at a far distance, you can get to him quickly. This is why the Flash is the best superhero.

What is the main claim made by the author about super speed?

• Super speed is the best superpower because it allows you to turn back time and phase through walls.

• Super speed is not useful for superheroes.

• The Flash is the only superhero with super speed.

• Running fast is better than flying.

Everyone should have smoke detectors available to them for their homes. Not everyone can afford them, so you should provide them for free. This would help prevent fires before they destroyed homes. Smoke detectors are important for everyone.

• Smoke detectors are too expensive for most people

• Everyone should have smoke detectors, and they should be provided for free to help prevent fires.

• Only some people need smoke detectors.

• Smoke detectors do not help prevent fires.

Have you ever forgotten how you are supposed to get home from school? This is one reason kids should be able to use their phones during school. If that happens, they can text or call their parents. Kids can also use their phones to do their work if their chromebooks are dead or need to charge.

• Kids should not use phones because they can be distracting.

• Phones are only needed for emergencies.

• Only teachers should have phones in schoo

• Kids should be allowed to use their phones during school to contact parents and do their work.

Climate change is a big problem for our Earth. Scientists say that the weather is changing, which can cause more storms and make the oceans rise. It’s important for everyone to help by using less energy and using clean energy from the sun and wind. If we don’t do something now, it could be harder for kids in the future.

• Playing outside is more fun than staying inside

• 1. Climate change is a big problem that we need to fix.

• 1. Eating healthy food makes you stronger.

• School is important for learning new things