Florida B.E.S.T. ELA.3.R.2.4
The Standard
Identify an author's claim and explain how an author uses evidence to support the claim.
Florida B.E.S.T. Standards for English Language Arts
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students identify what an author wants readers to believe about a topic. They find facts, examples, or reasons the author gives and explain how those details support the claim.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Students state the author’s claim in their own words. They identify relevant evidence and explain how each detail supports the claim.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may confuse the topic with the author’s claim. They may choose any interesting detail as evidence, even when it does not support the claim.
How to Assess It
- Exit ticket: Read, “Our school should plant trees because they provide shade and give birds homes.” Write the claim and list two supporting details.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs claim and evidence sentence strips, then have them match each claim with the details that support it.
Read a short article and ask, “What does the author want you to believe, and which sentence best supports that idea?”
Play Evidence Detective by giving teams one claim and four details, including one irrelevant detail to remove.
Examine a cereal box advertisement, identify its main claim, and list the words or images used as evidence.
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