English Language Arts9-12+
Making Claims and Finding Evidence
By Carl R.
This 2-page packet guides 9th graders in making claims and finding textual evidence, using chapters 2, 4, and 7 of Trevor Noah's 'Born a Crime.' It includes specific claims for students to analyze and prompts to help them locate supporting evidence within the text.
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Teacher Guide & Tips
- Use this activity after students have read chapters 2, 4, and 7 of 'Born a Crime.'
- Discussion question: How does the evidence you found strengthen or weaken the initial claim?
- For struggling readers, provide sentence frames for constructing their claims and identifying evidence.
- Advanced students can be challenged to find counter-evidence or to formulate their own claims based on the chapters.
- Estimated time: 45-60 minutes.
English Language Arts9-12+
Making Claims and Finding Evidence
By Carl R.
This 2-page packet guides 9th graders in making claims and finding textual evidence, using chapters 2, 4, and 7 of Trevor Noah's 'Born a Crime.' It includes specific claims for students to analyze and prompts to help them locate supporting evidence within the text.
Customize for your classroom
Teacher Guide & Tips
- Use this activity after students have read chapters 2, 4, and 7 of 'Born a Crime.'
- Discussion question: How does the evidence you found strengthen or weaken the initial claim?
- For struggling readers, provide sentence frames for constructing their claims and identifying evidence.
- Advanced students can be challenged to find counter-evidence or to formulate their own claims based on the chapters.
- Estimated time: 45-60 minutes.