Reasons and Evidence to support Claims and Points

​ELA Standards: 
RI.4.8 Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text.
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RI.5.8 Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text, identifying which reasons and evidence support which point(s).

Watch the video to review claims, evidence and reason. Then read "Reasons and Evidence #8." Put a box around the author's claim. Underline the reasons the author gives to support her claim.

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