Bridge: Evaluate Reasons and Evidence

Begin Grade 5 analysis of how reasons and evidence support specific author points, including which evidence is strongest or insufficient.

How the lesson starts: Bridge: Evaluate Reasons and Evidence

Treehouse Court
Order in the treehouse! Meet Judge Bo, a tortoise with a tiny robe and a golden scale. Bo weighs every argument. Today Wren the rabbit wants a bike rack. Which detail best supports her point?
Weak to strong
Not all support is equal. Climb the ladder. It would be fun is just a feeling. Kids like bikes is too general. Many kids bike is closer. Eighteen of 25 would bike is a real number you can check. That is the strongest!
Does it prove the point?
Wren's point: more kids would bike if we had a rack. Bo tests each detail. Eighteen of 25 said they'd bike? Proves it! A rack doubled bikers at Oak School? Proves it too. A big front door? On topic, but no proof. A rack would be fun? Just an opinion.