Support claim(s) with logical reasoning and relevant evidence, using accurate, credible sources and demonstrating an understanding of the topic or text.
Standard:
Literacy.W.8.1c
Description:
Use words, phrases, and clauses to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among claim(s), counterclaims, reasons, and evidence.
Standard:
Literacy.W.8.2b
Description:
Develop the topic with relevant, well-chosen facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples.
Standard:
Literacy.W.8.2d
Description:
Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.
Standard:
Literacy.W.8.3d
Description:
Use precise words and phrases, relevant descriptive details, and sensory language to capture the action and convey experiences and events.
8th Grade Writing - Developing Arguments and Topics Lesson
Good writers develop, or explain, their ideas in a text. For example, they give reasons that support and explain their opinions. They also share facts and details about the topic and the ideas in the text.
Here are some ways writers develop an opinion or a topic in a passage:
Define the topic
Give facts and details about a topic or opinion
Compare a new idea with an idea the reader already knows
8th Grade Writing - Developing Arguments and Topics Lesson