Claim: The main point of your argument.
| Examples:
|
Reason: The reasons that support your claim. (Big Ideas)
| Examples:
|
Evidence: The data or text evidence that supports your claim. (Supporting details)
| Examples:
|
Then the students broke down the parts of an argument by identifying the claim, reason, and evidence in two sample paragraphs. On page 6 of their packet, the students color-coded two argumentative paragraphs using the following key:
- Topic Sentence = Red
- Reason 1 = Yellow
- Evidence 1 = Green
- Reason 2 = Yellow
- Evidence 2 = Green
- Reason 3 = Yellow
- Evidence 3 = Green
- Concluding Sentence = Red
Homework: None