CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.7.1b
The Standard
Support claim(s) with logical reasoning and relevant evidence, using accurate, credible sources and demonstrating an understanding of the topic or text.
Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts
What This Standard Means
Students need to back up an argument with reasons that make sense and evidence that actually fits the claim. They should use facts, examples, quotations, or data from sources that can be trusted, not random opinions or weak websites.
Mastery looks like a clear link from claim to reason to evidence, with a short explanation of how the evidence proves the point. Students often get stuck choosing evidence that is interesting but not relevant, using sources without checking them, or dropping in quotes without explaining them.
Ways to Teach It
- Give students three article excerpts and have them sort evidence cards into strong, weak, and unrelated piles for one claim.
- Ask students to write, “My evidence proves my claim because,” after every quote or fact they use.
- Use an exit ticket with one claim and four evidence choices, then have students circle the best one and explain why.
- Compare a product review, a news article, and a social media post to decide which source is most credible for a school policy argument.
Before This Standard
If students are struggling here, check these first.
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What This Unlocks
Mastery here sets students up for these next.
Related Standards
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.1b
Support claim(s) with logical reasoning and relevant, accurate data and evidence that demonstrate an understanding of the topic or text, using credible sources.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.1
Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.