Author’s Argument Task Cards – Identifying the Author’s Claim

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For students to trace and evaluate an author’s argument, they need first to be able to identify the author’s claim.

This set of 20 argumentative text task cards will give your students beneficial practice in doing just that, setting them up for success in tackling standard RI.8.

► What’s Included:

⭐️ “Identifying Author’s Claim” Slideshow (PowerPoint & Google Slides)

⭐️ 20 Author’s Argument Task Cards

⭐️ Printable & Digital Versions

⭐️ Editable Versions

► Ways to Use These Argumentative Text Task Cards:

• Whole Class: Hang the cards around the room or place them on desks. Allow your whole group to move about the room and answer each card.
• Small Group: Use as a station activity. Put all cards on a binder ring and have students rotate to the station and complete the cards.
• Add to your choice board.
• Assign the task as a digital activity.

You can use these author’s argument task cards to introduce your argument unit & review what they’ve previously learned, or use them after launching your unit as a quick independent practice activity!

Task cards are versatile and can be used in a variety of ways!

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TEACHERS LIKE YOU SAID…

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Language Arts Connection said, “Students enjoy these task cards because the text is about sports. Thank you for creating this awesome resource.”

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Nicole said, “I used these in my EL classes to help students practice identifying claims in an argument. It worked very well as a daily warm-up activity.”

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Kelly said, “This was a nice activity to review Author’s Claim. It not only got the students up and moving, but also let me touch base with those who were struggling.”

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Supports Common Core Standards (CCSS):

RI.5.1, RI.5.8

RI.6.1, RI.6.8

RI.7.1, RI.7.8

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You might also like these argument mini-lessons:

• Introducing the Elements of an Argument
• Tracing & Evaluating Arguments – Passages & Question Sets
• Evaluating Arguments with Smash, Boom, Best
• Argument Quick Writes

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Purchase the Argumentative Text Toolkit for this activity, plus the mini-lessons listed above! 

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Natayle Brown

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