Supporting Ideas with Evidence
Grade 7th Grade · ELA · 75 min· Rl1
What's Included
Learning Objective
I can select evidence from a text that supports a specific idea.
Warm-Up Video
Khan Academy · 4:36
Choosing the best text evidence | Reading | Khan Academy
Guided Notes
3 key concepts
- 1
According to the video, readers must choose the best text evidence to support a claim.
- 2
In the Supreme Court case, Nicks versus Hen, the court had to decide if a tomato was a fruit or a vegetable for tax purposes.
- 3
The video claims that the best evidence to support the court's claim is that tomatoes are used like vegetables because they are usually served at dinner and not for dessert.
Practice Questions
12 questions · Multiple choice & Short answer
Exit Ticket
Quick comprehension check
“Which sentence from the text best shows why the Supreme Court decided tomatoes should be taxed as vegetables, not fruits? Write the sentence.”
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