Supporting ideas with evidence

EnglishReading ComprehensionAges 10–11

Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text, identifying which reasons and evidence support which specific points

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Map claims to supporting evidence and identify unsupported leaps.

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All persuasive passages are original fictional texts. The numbers are supplied story facts, not a real survey. Open Show (S), then Guided (G), then Try (T). Hide earlier work and keys before Try. Use only the supplied stage material; do not invent additional cards. Pause or split the session if needed.

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partial: Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text, identifying which reasons and evidence support which specific points
Short fictional argument analysis, not a real causal evaluation or outcome claim.
partial: Match each of an author's main points with the evidence used to support it
Short fictional argument analysis, not a real causal evaluation or outcome claim.
partial: Evaluate whether the evidence provided adequately supports the author's argument
Short fictional argument analysis, not a real causal evaluation or outcome claim.
partial: Identify points in a text that lack sufficient evidence or reasoning
Short fictional argument analysis, not a real causal evaluation or outcome claim.
partial: After reading a persuasive text, can {{name}} map out which reasons the author uses to support which specific points — showing that they understand the structure of the argument, not just the conclusion?
Short fictional argument analysis, not a real causal evaluation or outcome claim.

Short fictional argument analysis, not a real causal evaluation or outcome claim.

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Match each of an author's main points with the evidence used to support it
Evaluate whether the evidence provided adequately supports the author's argument
Identify points in a text that lack sufficient evidence or reasoning

“After reading a persuasive text, can your child map out which reasons the author uses to support which specific points — showing that they understand the structure of the argument, not just the conclusion?”

Curriculum record

Type: Conceptual
Subject: English
Domain: Reading Comprehension
Age range: Ages 10–11

Standards

ccss-ela:RI.5.8