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6th Grade Claims and Evidence Worksheets

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Written by Adi Ackerman, Head Teacher

A claim is what an author wants you to believe, reasons explain why, and evidence is the facts and examples behind each reason. These claims and evidence worksheets hold 4 sheets for 6th grade, each with an answer key. Claims, Reasons and Evidence reads Every School Needs a Garden, Supported or Unsupported Claims judges 6 claims, and Trace an Author's Argument charts an argument for a four-day school week. The sheets practice RI.6.8.

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Frequently Asked Questions

A claim is the idea the author wants you to believe, and evidence is the facts that prove it. In Supported or Unsupported Claims, a bike lane claim is backed by crashes falling from 14 to 5.

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