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Grade 5 Reading & Writing · World 8: Voices Theater · Level 67
Weigh the Argument
Evaluate a claim, reasons, and evidence.
Warm-up, learn, try it together, practice, then a quick check. About 15 minutes.
What children learn in Level 67
- An argument has three parts. The claim is what the writer wants you to believe.
- Reasons tell why. Evidence proves each reason, with facts, numbers, or examples.
- Weigh it like a judge. Can the evidence be checked? Does it really support the reason?
- Everybody knows, or I just feel, aren't evidence. Don't let a strong feeling stand in for a fact.
Georgia's K-12 English Language Arts Standards:
- 5.T.T.3.a — Discuss and evaluate techniques used to present and design opinion and argumentative texts, including author’s opinion or claim, supporting reasons, and evidence. (I)
- 5.P.AC.1.a — Identify, apply, and analyze the literary, expository, and opinion (grades K-5) or rhetorical (grades 6-12) elements in texts, explaining or evaluating how specific elements affect the target audience and support the text’s purpose. (I/C)