1. Do Now Heading: Claim, Evidence and Reasoning
Grab the 3 worksheets from the front desk
Take out your journals - > open to the next clean page
Write the HW in the HW log
Take out 3 different colored pencils, pens, or highlighters
If you do not have any, there are crayons on my desk

2. Who Dunnit?
Today’s Purpose: To use our investigative skills to identify clues and draw conclusions about a given scenario.

3. At five-feet-six and a hundred and ten pounds, Queenie Volupides was a sight to behold and to clasp. When she tore out of the house after a tiff with her husband, Arthur, she went to the country club where there was a party going on.
She left the club shortly before one in the morning and invited a few friends to follow her home and have one more drink.
They got to the Volupides house about ten minutes after Queenie, who met them at the door and said, “Something terrible
happened. Arthur slipped and fell on the stairs. He was coming down for another drink—he still had the glass in his hand—and I think he’s dead. Oh, my God—what shall I do?
The autopsy conducted later concluded that Arthur had died from a wound on the head and confirmed that he’d been drunk.

4. Your Task
You will have 7 minutes to INDIVIDUALLY analyze the picture and Queenie’s statement. ( You can write/underline/draw on the picture and statement) In your journal you will need to come up with a written statement to hand to the police about whether or not you think Queenie is telling the truth.

5. Officer and Witness Group Share
Groups: A’s with B’s, C’s with D’s. The first person speaking will be the witness. The other person will be the officer. Each witness will have 3 minutes to share their statement with the police officer about whether or not Queenie is lying. At the end of each statement the officer will let the witness know whether or not they will arrest Queenie based on the statement.

6. Was Queenie telling the truth?
Evidence
Why this evidence is important

7. The Question: Was Queenie telling the truth about Arthur slipping and falling?
We believe Queenie is not telling the truth. The evidence does not support what she says happened. We believe that the evidence does not support her claim. When you look at the picture you can see that the cup is in his hand. When people fall down the stairs, they let go of what they are holding to try and get a grip of something to stop.

8. The Perfect Argument There are 3 Parts to the perfect argument Claim
Evidence
Reasoning

9. Claim: The starting point!
Your answer to the question being asked.
Typically 1-2 sentences long.
CANNOT START WITH YES OR NO!!!
Yes, Queenie is telling the truth.
Some ways to start your claim:
I think……
I believe…..
I agree…….

10. Evidence
Data, observations, or scientific facts that are related to your claim.
Make sure to be specific.
If you are using a data table, use the numbers in your answer.
If you are using scientific fact, quote the law or fact that you are using.
If you are using observations state specifically what you observed.
Evidence should not tell a person why it is important. It is just a statement!
Some ways to start your evidence section of your argument:
I observed…..
The data table says…..
The question states……
“ State the scientific fact you are using”

11. Reasoning
Explains why your pieces of evidence are important to your claim.
Helps persuade a reader to that your answer is correct.
Creates a link between your claim and evidence.
Can be written sentences or shown as math work!
Some ways to start of your reasoning
This evidence is important because….
This means that…..
This shows us that…
Therefore…

12. C.E.R Rubric

13. Your Task
For the rest of the period you and your partner ( A’s with B’s, C’s with D’s) Will construct a final argument that will be handed to the police to help them identify whether or not Queenie is telling the truth about Arthur’s death. Your statement must be written in C.E.R format. Use the template and rubric provided to help you construct your argument.

14. Homework
1) Using 3 different colored pens, pencils, or highlighters identify the claim, evidence, and reasoning in each of the four arguments. 2) Using your C.E.R notes and rubric from class grade the four scientific arguments. After you grade the arguments you must provide a reason ( at least 2 sentences about why you gave them that grade)