This is the best dog.
Coke is better than Pepsi.
Exercise is important.
Claims on their own are weak!
So, we’re going to learn how to:
W.6.1 Write Arguments to support
claims with clear reasons and
relevant evidence.
RI.6.1 Cite textual evidence to
support analysis of what the text says
explicitly as well as inferences drawn
from the text.
Outcome
•Students will work in groups to
support claim statements with
relevant text evidence.
•Student groups will create a visual to
share with the whole class.
•Student groups will present their
claims and text evidence to the
whole class.
Guided Practice
• Read the short text on the following screen
silently.
One of the reasons girls should play sports is
for the boost in confidence they receive,
according to the TeensHealth website. You can
see this confidence in action when watching
professional athletes. On the field and off the
field, athletes embody a sense of confidence in
themselves and their team. This sense of
confidence is one of the reasons that athletes
make good role models -- they show youth how
important it is to believe in themselves and those
around them.
What are possible claims being made by the author in this
text?
What is a reason that is given in support of each possible
claim?
Group Practice
• In your groups, read the text assigned to you
aloud.
• After the first read, next highlight the author’s
essential claim.
• Underline three pieces of evidence that
support the author’s claim.
• Create a visual to share with the whole class.
Closing
• Why is it important to support our claims with
evidence?
• If I make the claim, “Exercise is important,”
what type of evidence would be valid?