EVIDENCE REASONING Argument Based Writing EVIDENCE Facts quotes
EVIDENCE & REASONING Argument Based Writing
EVIDENCE • Facts, quotes, statistics from reliable sources to support your claim. • EVIDENCE IS FROM THE TEXT!!! • Sentence starter examples: • According to the article… • The author stated… • As illustrated by… • The text states… • The author describes…
EXAMPLES OF EVIDENCE • “One in five parents who suspect their teen is using drugs do not intervene to prevent further use. ” • “The best way to communicate about their drug use is by asking compassionate and understanding questions. ” • The text states that “one in five parents who suspect their teen is using drugs do not intervene to prevent further use. ” • The author describes that the “best way to communicate” about a teenager’s drug use is to ask “compassionate and understanding questions. ”
REASONING • Explain, analyze, and add to the evidence to show the evidence supports your claim. • REASONING IS FROM YOU!!! • Sentence starters for reasoning: • The evidence shows… • As a result… • For this reason… • To clarify • In this example… • This illustrates… • This proves that… • This is important because…
EXAMPLES OF REASONING • The text states that “one in five parents who suspect their teen is using drugs do not intervene to prevent further use. ” • The author describes that the “best way to communicate” about a teenager’s drug use is to ask “compassionate and understanding questions. ” • This illustrates that parents who do not communicate to their teenagers about drug use actually hurt their child in the long run. • This proves that by being understanding and compassionate, rather than angry, parents will help your child open up and prevent them from future drug use.
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