Claims
Is the following sentence a claim?
I think online learning is boring
NO. this is an OPINION
True or False:
"Online learning is effective" is evidence
FALSE. That is a CLAIM
A study from The University of Illinois shows that workers listening to music had a 6.3% increase in productivity.
EVIDENCE
Is the following a claim?
Online learning is effective
YES. The person from the article we read stated this claim and then used evidence to support it.
True or false:
Evidence includes research, studies, data, person or place who is a researcher, facts, numbers, percentages, and quotations
TRUE
A statement you are making or declaring.
A claim
Is the following a claim?
“Each 12-ounce serving of soda a person consumes each day raises type 2 diabetes risk by 10 to 15 percent, and many Americans are consuming five or six servings.”
NO. This is EVIDENCE
Name the evidence.
Video games are also a waste of time. To get a high score, you have to play a game for hours and hours. Studies show that most boys waste two hours a day on the games. Since we're in school for only six and a half hours a day, we should spend that time learning, not playing games.
"Studies show that most boys waste two hours a day on games"
Each 12-ounce serving of soda a person consumes each day raises type 2 diabetes risk by 10 to 15 percent
Evidence
Name the claim from this paragraph:
A lot of people, especially young people, go through the day without having breakfast. Many people believe that it is not necessary, or say they don't have time for it, and begin their day with no meal. Everyone should eat breakfast before going to their activities.
People should eat breakfast.
Give a piece of EVIDENCE for why online learning is effective
Give example
Harrison High School has the hardest working students.
What is the claim?
Chocolate ice-cream is the favorite in the U.S. A survey from Safeway grocery stores show that consumers purchased chocolate ice-cream 70% more often than any other choice.
Chocolate ice-cream is a favorite in the U.S.
What is the evidence?
In addition, it is impractical to enforce an absolute ban on cell phones in school. In a recent survey, this newspaper learned that 67% of the students in school own cellular phones, and more than half of these students carry these phones to school, despite the ban.
"In a recent survey, this newspaper learned that 67% of the students in school own cellular phones, and more than half of these students carry these phones to school, despite the ban"
"Sugar and other sweeteners are, in fact, so toxic to the human body that they should be regulated as strictly as alcohol by governments worldwide,"
CLaim