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Collect Evidence to Support an Idea OrganizerCollect Evidence to Support an Idea Organizer
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Polk Bros Foundation
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5th - 9th
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English Language Arts
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30 mins
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Year
2008
Organizer

Collect Evidence to Support an Idea

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  • Colecciona Pruebas para Apoyar una Idea
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In order to support an idea, writers must use evidence. Your class members can prepare their evidence with this basic worksheet. Writers note down the topic they are learning about and their own idea. Next, they come up with information and examples that back up their idea. Finally, they compose a paragraph containing their idea and supporting examples.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

supporting details, details, textual evidence, evidence, literary themes, literary elements, central ideas, main ideas

Additional Tags

supporting details, textual evidence, central idea, theme, english language arts

Pros

  • See the materials tab for a Spanish version of this worksheet
  • Allows some flexibility in how learners can express their support (with words or drawings)

Cons

  • The instructions are vague and will need elaboration for pupils to really understand what they should do
  • Additional scaffolding will be necessary for the writing portion of the assignment

Common Core

RL.5.2 RI.5.2 RL.6.2 RL.7.2 RL.8.2 RL.9-10.2 RI.6.2 RI.7.2 RI.8.2 RI.9-10.2

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