6th Grade - Claim Writing

INTRODUCTION TO

Claim Writing

What is a claim and how do you write one?

Turn on the sound to hear a teacher talk you through the lesson!

Guided Notes

Pull out your guided notes and follow along in our lesson

Argumentative writing is...

Writing that argues a point and provides logical reasoning and credible evidence to support that point while also considering the ideas of opposing arguments.

CLAIM EXAMPLES

• The United States Federal Government should increase funding to the Environmental Protection Agency.

• Online learning is more effective than learning in the classroom.

• NASA should send an expedition to Mars.

• Young people under the age of 13 should not be allowed to have social media accounts.

• Children under three should be limited to under two hours of screen time per day.

• The teaching profession is not valued in America.

Based on the examples in the previous slide, what do you think a claim HAS to have/be?

A claim is...

A claim is a debatable and defensible statement of opinion WITHOUT using words like I, you, we, or us.

Claim Writing With an Image

This photograph depicts young people at a museum on their phones sitting next to a famous Rembrandt painting.

• What do you notice about this picture?
• Why do you think someone took this picture?
• What does this say/stereotype about young people?
• How does this picture make you feel?

Writing a Claim

What is the argument this picture is trying to make?Do you have a different opinion? Look at your guided notes and write: 1. Their Claim - 2. My Claim - Write the claim you believe the photographer is making. Then write your own personal claim.

claim examples

Check Your Work

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Is your claim defensible? Does evidence and research exist to support your argument?

Is your claim debatable? Could others debate against your argument?

Is your claim free from I, we, you, and us statements?

Claim Writing With an Advertisement

This advertisement was released by the Foundation for Biomedical Research.

• What do you notice about this advertisement?
• What is the argument this ad is making?

• How does this ad make you feel?

Writing a Claim

What is the argument this advertisement is trying to make?Do you have a different opinion? Add to your #1 and #2 claims in your guided notes. Write the following: 3. Their Claim - 4. My Claim - Write the claim you believe the advertisement is making. Then write your own personal claim on the topic.

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Check Your Work

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Is your claim defensible? Does evidence and research exist to support your argument?

Is your claim debatable? Could others debate against your argument?

Is your claim free from I, we, you, and us statements?

Awesome Job!

You can now turn in your guided notes