Question

Move the author's claim into the first column of the chart.
Then, move the sentence that BEST describes how the author supports this claim with relevant evidence into the second column.

Author's Claim Support for the Author's Claim

Answer 1

I don’t have the passage or the sentence options you’re working with, so I can’t move anything into the chart yet. If you paste the paragraph or the list of sentences, I’ll place the author’s claim in the first column and the best supporting sentence in the second column.

If you’d like to try it yourself first, here are quick steps and a short example:

Steps
1. Find the author’s claim (main point or thesis). Look for statements with words like “argues,” “believes,” “should,” “is,” or a single sentence that summarizes the whole paragraph. Put that in column 1.
2. Find the best-supporting sentence: the sentence that supplies facts, statistics, examples, expert quote, study results, or a specific reason that directly backs the claim. Put that in column 2.
3. If there are multiple supporting sentences, choose the one that most directly and specifically ties evidence to the claim.

Example
Original mini-passage: “City parks should be expanded. A recent survey found 70% of residents use parks weekly, and neighborhoods with parks report lower crime rates. Parks provide safe places for kids to play and improve community health.”
- Author’s Claim (column 1): City parks should be expanded.
- Support for the Author’s Claim (column 2): A recent survey found 70% of residents use parks weekly, and neighborhoods with parks report lower crime rates.

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