Argumentative Writing

• Writing

Today we are going to learn:

Identify the author’s claim and evidence for the claim.

● Distinguish between claims that are supported by

evidence and those that are not.

● Evaluate evidence for how well it supports a claim.

What is the child’s claim in this commercial?

Her claim is her dad is a space alien.

What is her evidence?

Her evidence is he speaks a weird language, he drinks green stuff, he says he is from Albuquerque (a city in New Mexico), and he has a spaceship.

Is her evidence convincing to you?
Why or why not?

Her evidence is not very convincing because all of the reasoning she gave are

normal things that people have/do. When she says he speaks a weird

language, he is gargling water. When she says he drinks green stuff, she is

referring to his green smoothie with vegetables. When she says he has a

spaceship, she is referring to his brand new car with a lot of new technology.

Overall, her reasoning was not very convincing and did not support her claim

well. She is a young child and sometimes young children may think something is

what it is not.