🎯 Learning Objective
Students will evaluate the strength of an author’s claim by assessing the relevance, sufficiency, and soundness of at least three pieces of textual evidence and explaining their evaluation using text-based reasoning.
🚀 Get Started Here!
Explore the lesson resources and complete today’s interactive activity:
🎮 🕵️ iCivics “Evidence Detective” Game:
https://ed.icivics.org/games/investigation-declaration
As an evidence detective, you will:
✅ What to do:
🔎 Evaluate different claims and pieces of evidence
⚖️ Decide whether the evidence is strong or weak
🧠 Think critically about how evidence supports an argument
🎮 Complete the interactive game levels
💡 Remember: Strong readers and thinkers don’t just believe claims—they question them, test the evidence, and explain their reasoning! Take your time, stay focused, and have fun solving each challenge.
You’ve got this! 🌟