Explain an author’s claim and the reasons and evidence used to support the claim.
| Course Number1111 |
Course Title222 |
| 5010030: | Functional Basic Skills in Communications-Elementary (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2022, 2022 - 2024, 2024 and beyond (current)) |
| 5010045: | Language Arts - Grade Four (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2022, 2022 - 2024, 2024 and beyond (current)) |
| 7710015: | Access Language Arts - Grade 4 (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2018, 2018 - 2022, 2022 and beyond (current)) |
| 5011040: | Library Skills/Information Literacy 4 (Specifically in versions: 2016 - 2022, 2022 - 2023, 2023 - 2024, 2024 and beyond (current)) |
| 5010024: | Basic Skills in Reading 3-5 (Specifically in versions: 2021 - 2024, 2024 and beyond (current)) |
| 5010104: | Introduction to Debate Grade 4 (Specifically in versions: 2020 - 2022, 2022 - 2024, 2024 and beyond (current)) |
| 5010015: | English for Speakers of Other Languages Grade 4 (Specifically in versions: 2022 and beyond (current)) |
| Name |
Description |
| Florida:: Florida's Representative Government | In the final lesson of this text unit series for Florida, by Tamra Orr, students will identify and explain a claim made by the author about Florida’s representative government, using text features as support. Students will discuss the various characteristics of Florida's citizens and gain an understanding of the impact of voting on the preservation of our republic, using the author’s claim as support.
This resource uses a book that is on the Florida Department of Education's reading list. This book is not provided with this resource. |
| Florida: Florida's National Role | In lesson 6 of this text unit series for Florida, by Tamra Orr, students will explain and support a claim made by the author, using text features. They will gain knowledge on the impact of voting in presidential elections on society and Florida’s significance in United States elections.
This resource uses a book that is on the Florida Department of Education's reading list. This book is not provided with this resource. |
| A Better Understanding of “Civil Rights on a City Bus” | This lesson consists of students reading a challenging text, "Civil Rights on a City Bus," about Rosa Parks. This text requires students to determine the claims made in the article by the author and the reasons and evidence used to support them. Students will also have a chance to use context clues to define vocabulary words within the text and answer text-dependent questions. Upon completion of the reading activities, students will write a short response that provides evidence to prove each claim made by the author. |
| Reading of The Life and Times of the Ant | This lesson will provide an in depth look at informational text that is heavy with graphic features and links science to reading. By the completion of the lesson, the students will have studied the text features and text structure of an informational text. They will use information provided to explain an author’s claim. |
