Lesson: Identifying and writing claims February 2017

Objective To introduce claim using real-life debate topics, video clips, and an example paragraph.

Topics Determine your claim Should there be year-around school

Topics Determine your claim Schools should have uniforms

Topics Determine your claim Animal testing for disease

Topics Determine your claim Animal testing for disease

Topics Determine your claim The legal driving age should be 18

What is their claim? What evidence did they provide?

What is their claim? What evidence did they provide?

Sometimes the claim isn’t as easy to determine. What is their claim? Do they provide evidence? If so what?

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