Unit 2: Making Evidence-Based Claims
Making Evidence-Based Claims ELA/Literacy Units empower students with a critical reading and writing skill at the heart of the Common Core: making evidence-based claims about complex texts. These units are part of the Developing Core Proficiencies Program.
The instruction is organized in five sections:
1. Understanding Evidence-Based Claims
2. Making Evidence-Based Claims
3. Organizing Evidence-Based Claims
4. Writing Evidence-Based Claims
5. Developing Evidence-Based Writing
The pieces for study include:
President Ronald Reagan’s First Inaugural Address
Secretary Hillary Clinton’s 2011 APEC Address
“What We Talk About When We Talk About Love”
The instruction is organized in five sections:
1. Understanding Evidence-Based Claims
2. Making Evidence-Based Claims
3. Organizing Evidence-Based Claims
4. Writing Evidence-Based Claims
5. Developing Evidence-Based Writing
The pieces for study include:
President Ronald Reagan’s First Inaugural Address
Secretary Hillary Clinton’s 2011 APEC Address
“What We Talk About When We Talk About Love”