What's in a Claim?
This is the definition of a claim.
A claim is a statement that tells your opinion or point of view.
This is the purpose of a thesis statement in an essay.
What is explain what the essay is going to be about?
This is the definition of human rights.
What is the rights we have because we're human?
This is what this statement is:
Maryvale uniform skirts are uncomfortable.
What is an opinion?
What is evidence?
What is facts, statistics, or quotes that support your argument?
This is a claim against wearing school uniforms.
[Make a claim against wearing uniforms]
What is students shouldn't wear school uniforms?
This is where a thesis statement located in an essay.
A thesis statement is typically located at the end of the introduction paragraph.
This is the end of an untrustworthy url address.
What is .com.co?
This is the definition of a fact.
What is a statement that can be proven?
One of these statements is not evidence and the reason why.
a. 90% of girls like the color green b. 1 out of 5 boys plays basketball c. a scientist explains that "loud music can harm your hearing" d. listening to loud music is fun
What is d. listening to loud music is fun? It is an opinion.
This is a claim against the harshness of immigration laws.
[Make a claim against harsh immigration laws]
What is immigration laws should be immigration laws should be less harsh?
This is what a thesis statement includes.
What is an opinion/claim on a topic and (typically three) reasons?
An excessive amount of this in a headline or story is a sure sign of fake news!
What is punctuation?
This is a strong fact that contains numerical data.
What is a statistic?
You should always do this to show where you obtained your evidence.
What is cite your sources?
Mr. Riding thinks that a claim is this kind of statement on steroids.
What is an opinion?
This is why the following statement isn't a thesis statement:
Students shouldn't use cell phones in school.
What is the statement is an opinion that doesn't include reasons?
This is a disrespectful and dehumanizing term for migrants who enter a country without appropriate documentation.
What is illegals?
This person is someone especially qualified to give facts and information on a particular topic.
What is an expert?
This is a reputable news agency that considered least biased.
What is BBC News or PBS News?
If you want your claim to be seen as credible you must support it with these.
What are facts and/or evidence?
This is a thesis statement that is for wearing school uniforms.
[Make a thesis statement that is for wearing school uniforms]
What is students should wear uniforms because of [must include at least one reason]?
This human right is violated the most frequently.
What is discrimination?
The kind of survey where a group of people is asked questions about a topic.
It is often used as evidence of how well a candidate is doing during an election.
What is a poll?
This is a good phrase to introduce evidence.
What is
For example... One study shows... The expert explains... According to...