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Evaluating Arguments: Claims, Evidence, and Unsupported Assertions
5th Grade · Ela · Open Global English
6 lessons
Goal
Analyze argumentative texts by identifying claims and target audiences, and distinguishing sound evidence from unsupported assertions.
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Identifying the Central Claim and Target Audience in an Argument
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Curriculum Framework
5th Grade · Ela · Open Global English
1
6 lessons
Text Evidence, Explicit Statements, and Grounded Inferences
Quote accurately from informational texts to explain explicit facts and defend grounded inferences across historical, scientific, and technical passages.
2
6 lessons
Central Ideas, Detail Relevance, and Objective Summarizing
Identify multiple central ideas, evaluate how key details support them, and write objective summaries free of personal bias.
3
6 lessons
Analyzing Relationships and Interactions in Informational Texts
Explain interactions, causal links, and conceptual relationships among individuals, events, and ideas in nonfiction texts.
4
6 lessons
Academic Vocabulary, Technical Terms, and Conceptual Clarity
Determine the meaning of general academic words and domain-specific terminology to enhance conceptual understanding of complex texts.
5
7 lessons
Informational Text Structures and Advanced Text Features
Compare organizational text structures and evaluate how informational features such as sidebars, insets, and diagrams serve the author's purpose.
6
6 lessons
Analyzing Author Perspective, Purpose, and Rhetorical Devices
Compare diverse accounts of events, discern authorial intent, and detect rhetorical devices such as hyperbole, stereotyping, and anecdotes.
7
6 lessons
Evaluating Arguments: Claims, Evidence, and Unsupported Assertions
Analyze argumentative texts by identifying claims and target audiences, and distinguishing sound evidence from unsupported assertions.
8
6 lessons
Synthesizing Media, Research Tools, and Complex Inquiry
Gather, organize, and synthesize information across diverse print, digital, and mass media formats to answer complex inquiry questions.