Claim, Evidence, Reasoning

Define: Reasoning

• Stating WHO or WHAT the topic is

• Stating HOW or WHY the evidence supports the claim

• Facts, Statistics, or data

• A Statement of belief

What sentence contains the claim for this paragraph? 
 
In the United States, December is the greatest month of the year. For example, nine out of ten people get a gift in December. Everyone loves to receive gifts, therefore a month that encourages gift giving a d receiving as much as December must be an incredible month. In addition, December has a joyful and happy spirit.  No matter where a person travels during the month of December they will encounter singing, and smiling faces wishing those around them “Happy Holidays!”, impacting the mood of the entire month. It is clear that December is the greatest month for any American. 

• It is clear that December is the greatest month for any American.

•  No matter where a person travels during the month of December they will encounter singing, and smiling faces wishing those around them “Happy Holidays!”, impacting the mood of the entire month.

• For example, nine out of ten people get a gift in December.

What sentence contains evidence for this paragraph? 
 
In the United States, December is the greatest month of the year. For example, nine out of ten people get a gift in December. Everyone loves to receive gifts, therefore a month that encourages gift giving a d receiving as much as December must be an incredible month. In addition, December has a joyful and happy spirit.  No matter where a person travels during the month of December they will encounter singing, and smiling faces wishing those around them “Happy Holidays!”, impacting the mood of the entire month. It is clear that December is the greatest month for any American.

• No matter where a person travels during the month of December they will encounter singing, and smiling faces wishing those around them “Happy Holidays!”, impacting the mood of the entire month.

• In the United States, December is the greatest month of the year.

• For example, nine out of ten people get a gift in December. 

What is evidence?

• False information

• Information that doesn't support a claim

• Details, facts or information that supports a claim

Reasoning is __________________.

• A statement of conclusion that answers the original question/problem.

• Scientific data that supports the claim

• Explains why and how the evidence actually connects and supports the claim.

• Empirical Evidence

What is textual evidence?

• Your claim.

• Proof from the text to support your answer.

• What the author thinks about a topic.

• An explanation in your own words about your claim.

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.

Which piece of evidence supports that Kathleen is brave?

• Even slight miscalculations could send the Vulcan cruiser thousands of miles off course.

• Kathleen might never see her parents again.

• Kathleen reassured them with a confident look as she logged onto the navigation computer.

• Something could go wrong during takeoff. 

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 .

Why do we have textual evidence 

• To prove a claim

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• because your teacher says so

• to express an opinion