Author's Opinion (Informational)

Fifth Grade | Reading Informational Text: Craft and Structure/ Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

Standard: CC.1.2.5.H, E05.B-C.3.1.1 Determine how an author supports particular points in a text through reasons and evidence. Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text, identifying which reasons and evidence support which point(s).

I can...

explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text.
identify which reasons and evidence an author uses to support key points.

LEARNING SCALE

With help, the student demonstrates partial success at 2.0 and 3.0.

I can know that a claim is an opinion or argument that can be supported with evidence.

I can explain the relationship between claims, reasons, and evidence.

I can describe the kinds of details that could be considered evidence (such as quotes from experts, facts, examples, personal experience).

I can explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text.

I can identify which reasons and evidence an author uses to support key points.

SUPPORTING RESOURCES