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Learn how writers and speakers create arguments by stating a claim and backing it up with reasons and evidence. In this interactive tutorial, you'll hear speeches from candidates for Student Council President and complete practice exercises.
General Information
Subject(s): English Language Arts
Grade Level(s): 6
Intended Audience:
Students
Instructional Time:
30 Minute(s)
Resource supports reading in content area:Yes
Keywords: argumentative writing, reasons, evidence, school lunch, speaking and listening, school, student government, English, language arts, claims, arguments, interactive, tutorials, elearning, e-learning
Instructional Component Type(s):
Original Student Tutorial
Resource Collection:
Original Student Tutorials for Language Arts - Grades 6-12
Aligned Standards
This vetted resource aligns to concepts or skills in these benchmarks.Suggested Tutorials
Arguments: Making Claims & Using Evidence:
Learn to evaluate argumentative claims based on evidence with this interactive tutorial. You'll also learn about statistics, facts, expert quotations, and anecdotes, and how each kind of evidence can strengthen an argument.
Weighing the Evidence: Supporting Claims in Arguments:
In this interactive tutorial, you'll study written arguments and look at four kinds of evidence that can be used to support an argumentative claim: facts, statistics, anecdotes, and expert quotations.
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