Name: ______________________________
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Is 16 Too Young to Drive a Car?
Author Idea (CLAIM)
Fact (a statement that can be
provided)
Statistic (information that
deals with numbers)
Quotation (an expert’s exact
written or spoken words)
From all of the author’s ideas (claims), what do you think is the central idea of the text? In other words, what is the author trying to prove?
Name: ______________________________
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Fatal Car Crashes Drop for 16-Year-Olds, Rise for Older Teens
Author Idea
Fact (a statement that can be
provided)
Statistic (information that
deals with numbers)
Quotation (an expert’s exact
written or spoken words)
From all of the author’s ideas (claims), what do you think is the central idea of the text? In other words, what is the author trying to prove?