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Activity focus

  • claim vs opinion
  • reason vs evidence
  • basic argumentative paragraph design

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Practice set

  1. Mark each as claim, reason, or evidence:
    • “Public transport should be improved.”
    • “It reduces traffic congestion.”
    • “Cities with better buses often report lower road crowding.”
  2. Rewrite as an argument:
    • “Homework is useless.”
  3. Write one short paragraph on:
    • “Libraries are still important in the digital age.”

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Answer guide

    • claim
    • reason
    • evidence
  2. Example:
    • “Some homework tasks are ineffective because repetitive work may consume time without improving understanding.”
  3. Checklist:
    • clear claim
    • at least one reason
    • one example or explanation
    • formal tone

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Common mistakes to avoid

  • giving example before stating the claim
  • writing only personal feeling
  • shifting to an unrelated reason midway
  • ending without a concluding line