1. Chapter 2 Writing an Argumentative Essay Grade 8 Common Core Writing Companion © Perfection Learning ® Reproduction permitted for classroom use only. 1 Activity 2B Identifying Support for Claims (p. 18) Read the following passage and follow the directions after it. Bullying: Up Front and Virtual Between 2001 and 2007, bullying has been on the rise and, in 2009, one in five high school students report that they were bullied on school property in the past year. Approximately eight percent of high school students admit to having bullied others, and about 6.5 percent of high schoolers are both bullies and victims of bullying. (continued)

2. Chapter 2 Writing an Argumentative Essay Grade 8 Common Core Writing Companion © Perfection Learning ® Reproduction permitted for classroom use only. 2 Activity 2B Identifying Support for Claims (p. 18) Read the following passage and follow the directions after it. The risk of cyberbullying has also increased along with the growth of technology in the lives of adolescents... adolescents are most commonly cyberbullied via text message. In 2010, one in five adolescents said that they had been cyberbullied at some point in their lives, and about the same number admit to having been a cyberbully. One in ten adolescents had been both a cyberbully and a victim. Source: www.hhs.gov/ash/oah/news/e-updates/eupdate-7.html

3. Chapter 2 Writing an Argumentative Essay Grade 8 Common Core Writing Companion © Perfection Learning ® Reproduction permitted for classroom use only. 3 Activity 2B Identifying Support for Claims (p. 18) Read the following passage and follow the directions after it. 1. Underline a phrase or sentence in the text that supports this claim: “Our school should adopt an anti-bullying program.”

4. Chapter 2 Writing an Argumentative Essay Grade 8 Common Core Writing Companion © Perfection Learning ® Reproduction permitted for classroom use only. 4 Activity 2B Identifying Support for Claims (p. 18) Read the following passage and follow the directions after it. 1. Underline a phrase or sentence in the text that supports this claim: “Our school should adopt an anti-bullying program.” Possible Answer: Between 2001 and 2007, bullying has been on the rise and, in 2009, one in five high school students report that they were bullied on school property in the past year. In 2010, one in five adolescents said that they had been cyberbullied at some point in their lives, and about the same number admit to having been a cyberbully...

5. Chapter 2 Writing an Argumentative Essay Grade 8 Common Core Writing Companion © Perfection Learning ® Reproduction permitted for classroom use only. 5 Activity 2B Identifying Support for Claims (p. 18) Read the following passage and follow the directions after it. 2. Place a box around a phrase or sentence in the text that supports this claim: “Kids who are bullied often are bullies themselves.”

6. Chapter 2 Writing an Argumentative Essay Grade 8 Common Core Writing Companion © Perfection Learning ® Reproduction permitted for classroom use only. 6 Activity 2B Identifying Support for Claims (p. 18) Read the following passage and follow the directions after it. 2. Place a box around a phrase or sentence in the text that supports this claim: “Kids who are bullied often are bullies themselves.” about 6.5 percent of high schoolers are both bullies and victims of bullying. In 2010, one in five adolescents said that they had been cyberbullied at some point in their lives, and about the same number admit to having been a cyberbully. One in ten adolescents had been both a cyberbully and a victim.