A health teacher gives a class the assignment below.

Question

Review your class notes about nutrition. Decide what you consider the most important rule of good nutrition for high school students. Write a claim and support it with reasons and evidence.

Which statement best expresses a strong claim for this assignment?

Breakfast is essential, and every adolescent can choose a favorite cereal or bagel to begin the day with carbohydrates.
Don’t push that snooze alarm one more time; you need to get out of bed and make time for a healthy breakfast to start your day right.
Eating breakfast is the key to adolescent good health because it recharges energy levels, boosts brain function, and promotes healthy choices.
If you ever find yourself yawning on the bus or dozing off in class, the key to waking up your teenage brain lies on your morning breakfast table.

Answer 1

The statement that best expresses a strong claim for the assignment is:

"Eating breakfast is the key to adolescent good health because it recharges energy levels, boosts brain function, and promotes healthy choices."

This statement clearly defines a central claim (eating breakfast is essential for health) and follows it with specific reasons (recharging energy, boosting brain function, promoting healthy choices) that can be supported with evidence in a persuasive argument.