Sorting Evidence When Writing Worksheets

Related ELA Standard: W.3.8

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Evidence is something we use to form an educated opinion about something. When we are trying to persuade someone else to agree with our opinions, we will reflect on this evidence and present it to them. The order in which the evidence is sorted and presented to the audience can often affect their own thoughts on the evidence. In this selection of worksheets we help students learn how to effectively order their thoughts when pushed to people.

Sorting Evidence Worksheets To Print:

Choosing the Best Reference – Which source for evidence is best used in each situation?

Best Reference Review – More work on this skill. It is pretty important!

Material Match – The same kind of idea as the others.

Matching Materials Review – Yup! Another one headed your way.

Dictionary or Thesaurus? – Students have a great deal of trouble with this, so I added.

Almanac or Atlas? – Color the book in either the Almanac column or the Atlas column to show which book you would use to research the topic.

Animal Research – Fill in the chart with details about your animal from your research.

A Presidential Project – Choose an American president to research. Draw a picture in each section of the chart to represent the topic.

February is Black History Month – Choose a famous black American to research. Draw a picture in each section of the chart to represent the topic.

Bright Idea! – Gather information about the invention. Use your sources to answer the questions and fill in the chart.

Preparing for a Pet – Imagine that you are getting a new pet. Choose the kind of pet you would like. Gather information from reference materials to fill in the chart below.

Zoo Pets – Your classroom has decided to sponsor an animal at the zoo, but first you must decide upon an animal.

Preparing for a Zoo Pet – Now that your class has decided upon a zoo animal to adopt, do some research to gather information about the animal.

The Write Life – Write the name of your favorite author. Gather information about the author. Use your sources to answer the questions and fill in the chart below.

Travel Guide – Your teacher has asked you to write a report about a city that you would like to visit. Before you begin, you must locate your sources.

How to Organize Evidence When Writing?


Evidence is a body of facts and figures used to support your arguments. They can be collected from primary or secondary sources of information. Evidence has a crucial role to play in writings. It strengthens your points of view and shows that your research is well thought-out. There's always a proper way to introduce evidence in essays. It has to be written in a manner that the readers are easily able to differentiate between the evidence and general text. Below are a few ways you can organize evidence in your writings:


Fit the Evidence in the First Sentence


As a writer, you always have the choice to start your paragraph with evidence and later move on to its explanation, and your point of view. Your evidence should not be more than one to two lines. It should be concise to maintain the reader's interest. For example:


According to Karl Marx...
Aristotle stated that...
As seen in the northern parts of America...

Or you can directly start off by writing a relevant quote. For instance,

"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world" – Nelson Mandela


Add Evidence after Your Claim


Another way to organize evidence is that you can fit it right after your argument. You will use the evidence to explain the prior statement. The examples below show how it's done.

Healthcare in third world countries needs to improve. A study shows...
As an example...
To explain further, eating junk food can...
To be specific, education improves...
In other words, smoking can cause...


For Drawing Conclusions


Evidence can also be added to draw conclusions. This is usually done after you have discussed all the points. You use evidence to draw conclusions or suggest implications. For example,

Based on our research...
The continued increase in global warming shows that...
The relationship between health and diet suggests that...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



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