Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Analyze an Argument: Practice 1 (English I Reading)
In this lesson, you are going to practice analyzing the evidence that supports or opposes an argument. You are also going to learn to analyze the quality, relevance, and credibility of the evidence so you can decide whether to accept the...
Other
Radcab: Your Vehicle for Information Evaluation
How do you know you are using a trustworthy source when writing a research paper? Use this acronym for easy questions to ask yourself to make sure you have a reliable source. Click on each one for further details.
BBC
Bbc Skillswise: Fact or Opinion
As part of the BBC's Skillswise unit, this resource covers the basics of separating fact from opinion through a worksheet, a factsheet, and a quiz.
Other
Blackboard: Author's Point of View (Attitude and Tone)
Learn about author's attitude and tone, and see examples of tone used to convey nostalgia, cynicism, and sentiment in a text. This is an excellent resource for helping students identify key words and phrases that give clues about the...
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Mr Behm: Claim, Reason, & Evidence
Improve your writing skills by learning about claim (argument), reason (logical support), and evidence (proof). CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.9 Draw evidence from informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
TES Global
Blendspace: Argument Writing: Homework
A learning module with links to eight websites to use while writing an argumentative essay on how beneficial homework is.
Intel Corporation
Showing Evidence Tool: Analyzing and Evaluating Information
If you're looking for a way to engage students in analyzing and evaluating evidence, rather than simply piling up information, this tool may be a boon. Students can use it to construct an argument, rate the quality of resources, and...
Grammarly
Grammarly Handbook: Answering the Opposition in a Persuasive Essay
This page explains when and how to answer the opposing claims in a persuasive essay.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Critiquing a Source
This lesson goes over how to critique a research source for reliability. W.11-12.8 Sources/Integrate/Cite
Other
Teaching and Learning Resources for Ks2 (Ages 7 12):literacy: Fact or Opinion?
This is a 10 question, self-scoring quiz on separating fact from opinion. Students read a sentence and select "fact" or "opinion" from the drop-down menu.
The History Cat
The History Cat: How to Write a Quality Cer (Claim Evidence Reasoning) [Ppt]
Presents an assignment where students must write an essay that includes a thesis statement, claims, evidence, reasoning, and a conclusion. Each of these is explained in the slideshow and a written example is provided.
Quizlet
Quizlet: Claim and Support Vocabulary: Quiz
This interactive assessment features 7 matching, 7 multiple-choice, and 6 true/false questions over 20 vocabulary words relating to argumentative writing claims and support.
Quizlet
Quizlet: Claim and Support Vocabulary: Match
In this interactive game, students match vocabulary words relating to argumentative writing claims and support to their definitions. The game can be played multiple times to use all 20 words.