Claim
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6th - 8th Grade
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Traci Schwing
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Claim
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A Claim is
used in response to a question or prompt the teacher provides
Essay Question: Romeo and Juliet: Were Romeo and Juliet truly in love?
Answer: Yes, Romeo and Juliet were in love. or No, Romeo and Juliet weren't in love.
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A claim is...
a sentence that can be argued
Ex: Yes, Romeo and Juliet were in love.
Ex. Shakespeare wrote Romeo and Juliet. Is that a claim?
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A claim is...
Supported by logical reasons (premises)
Ex: Need to use evidence from text to support your reasons
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A claim is...
Last sentence of introductory paragraph
Introductory paragraph: TAG+Summary+claim
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A claim is...
Also know as thesis statement
pretty close to the same
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A Statement:
a fact that can be proven
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Open Ended
Explain what makes this a claim.
Baseball is the best sport to play.
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There are plenty of other sports that people might think is the best sport to play. This is very clearly a claim, and not a factual statement.
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Open Ended
Explain what makes this a claim:
California is a popular place to visit since there are so many activities to do at the beach.
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You could argue that there are not a lot of activities at the beach OR that California is a popular place to visit because of the good weather or the number of jobs available. The beach activities is simply an opinion, not a fact.
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Open Ended
Identify what makes this a claim
Although both Jim and Della make a large sacrifice for the other, Jim makes the more generous sacrifice in selling his gold watch.
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This is an opinion because of the use of the word “more.” This insinuates a comparison between Jim and Della and the author of this claim is picking a position.
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