Identifying Claim

What is the author's claim?

• The evidence used to support their stance

• The stance the author is trying to persuade the audience to take

• The introduction to the text

• The details the author uses to further the text

In an essay the claim can be found in....

• the introduction

• the 1st body paragraph

• the conclusion

• the 2nd body paragraph

In a story or text, the claim can be found .....?

• In the 1st paragraph

• Throughout the written piece

• The end of the writing

• The title

Can the main claim be a question?

• YES

• NO

Is this a claim? "In 2002, the rate of trash accumulation has tripled since 1999."

• YES

• NO

Is this a claim? "Children should receive free meals in public schools due to the growing population of food scarcity in the surrounding area."

• YES

• NO

What is a claim?

• A point or argument being made

• Something that can be supported with evidence

• An opinion

• Information that supports the claim

What is evidence?

• Information that supports the claim

• An argument you're trying to prove

• My personal opinion

Is this a claim or evidence? Strong reading skills are essential for all students.

• Claim

• Evidence

A claim is . . .

• The act of stating or declaring. Something that is factual.

• A sentence that can be argued. Evidence can be found to prove (or disprove) the sentence.