Kentucky Reading and Writing C.7.1.b
The Standard
- C.7.1
- Compose arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.
Introduce claim(s), acknowledge opposing claims and counter/refute them and organize the reasons and evidence logically.
Kentucky Academic Standards for Reading and Writing (2025) · Text Types and Purpose
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What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students take a position on a question people could disagree about. They order their reasons and evidence, explain what someone on the other side might say, and answer that objection.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can write a clear claim, two distinct reasons, and evidence that supports each reason. They can describe an opposing view fairly and answer it with a specific reason or fact.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may list facts that relate to the topic but do not support their reasons. They may mention an opposing view without answering it, or simply repeat their claim as a reply.
How to Assess It
- Ask: “Should the cafeteria add a second recycling bin? On Friday, 40 bottles went into the trash, and 12 students waited at the only recycling bin. Write a claim, two reasons in a logical order, an opposing claim, and a reply.”
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs cards reading “add a bin,” “shorter lines,” “12 students waited,” “bins cost money,” and “reuse a spare bin”; have them build an outline.
Ask partners: “Would another bin help if students still throw bottles away?” Have each student write a reply that uses the waiting-line count.
Run a card-sort race: teams match three claims with supporting facts and objections, then explain which reason they would present first.
Have students count cafeteria recycling bins, then write a proposal to the principal that answers a likely cost objection.
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Related Standards
- C.6.1.b
Introduce claim(s), acknowledge opposing claims and organize the reasons and evidence clearly.
- C.8.1.b
Introduce claim(s), acknowledge and distinguish opposing claim(s) and counter/refute them, and organize the reasons and evidence logically.
- C.7.1
Compose arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.
- C.8.1.d
Use transitions to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among claim(s), counterclaims, reasons and evidence.
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