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Writing About ScienceClaim – Evidence - Reasoning

CLAIM

•What you know

•Your answer to the question•Make a statement

•be CONFIDENT in your claim

EVIDENCE

• HOW you know• Information to support your claim• Observations (Quantitative & Qualitative)• Data

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REASONING

• WHY you know

• The connection•Explains how your evidence supports your claim

•Links your claim & evidence together

QUESTION

Who is the best currently activebasketball player in the NBA?

CLAIMLebron James is the best currently active basketball player in the NBA.

EVIDENCE

•Awarded: • 4 NBA MVP titles (2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12, 2012-13)

• 3 NBA Finals MVP awards (2012, 2013, 2016)

• NBA Rookie of the Year (2003-2004)

EVIDENCE

•2 Olympic Gold medals (2008, 2012)

EVIDENCE

•Stats• 30,000 points• 8,000 assists• 8,000 rebounds

Claim: Lebron James is the best currently active player in the NBA.

Evidence

• Awards (4 NBA MVP titles, 3 NBA Finals MVP awards, NBA Rookie of the Year)

• 2 Olympic Gold medals

• Stats (30,000 points – 8,000 assists – 8,000 rebounds)

Reasoning

• Awarded only to best players

• Retired – Abdul-Jabbar (6), Jordan (5)

• Top athletes invited; #1 in world awarded gold

• Only player in NBA history with this accomplishment

CONCLUSION PARAGRAPH USING C-E-R FORMAT

Who is the best currently active basketball player in the NBA?

Lebron James is the best currently active player in the NBA. He has been

awarded 4 NBA MVP titles (2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12, 2012-13), 3 NBA Finals

MVP awards (2012, 2013, 2016), and an NBA Rookie of the Year (2003-04).

These titles are awarded to only the best players in the NBA. His NBA MVP

titles are only surpassed by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar who has 6 and Michael

Jordan who has 5 MVP titles in the NBA. Both players are long retired.

In addition to awards in the NBA, Lebron has also won 2 Olympic Gold

medals with the US Men’s basketball team. Only the best athletes

are invited to compete in the Olympics. Furthermore, only the

absolute best athletes in the world can win a gold medal.

Lebron has accomplished this twice. Finally, Lebron has

amazing stats. His scoring includes 30,000 points, 8,000

Assists, and 8,000 rebounds in his career so far. He is

the only player In NBA history to accomplish this which

means absolutely no other player currently playing

Basketball in the NBA can top him. Lebron is clearly

the best currently active NBA player.

CLAIM EVIDENCE REASONING

Practice – Audi Alien

Practice

Claim

My dad is a space alien.

Evidence

• He speaks a weird language

• He drinks green stuff

• He says he’s from Albuquerque

• He wears weird clothing

• He has a space ship

Reasoning

The evidence doesn’t lie, my dad’s a space alien.

Practice

Claim

My dad is a space alien.

Evidence

• He speaks a weird language

• He drinks green stuff

• He says he’s from Albuquerque

• He wears weird clothing

• He has a space ship

Reasoning

• Aliens have their own language

• Aliens are associated with the color “green”

• Albuquerque is known to be a possible “hot bed” of alien activity

• Aliens wear special gear

• Aliens travel in space ships