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MAKE A CLAIM! Should Pluto be a planet?
WAIT WAIT! Pluto is a planet again? Is it back on the ‘planet team’? (In my heart, Pluto will ALWAYS be a
planet! <3). However, my feelings are not good evidence about this little blue dot.
Directions: Read the links for the 3 article resources about Pluto and the debate as to whether it is a planet or
not. Between all articles, there are two claims being presented: Pluto is a planet…Pluto is ‘not’ a planet.
PART 1: Use the articles and the two C-E-R organizers below to extract the evidence and reasoning for the two
claims. Remember to write in the claims!
PART 2: Now is your chance to Make YOUR claim! Use the two sets of evidence and reasoning you extracted
in Part 1 to Make YOUR claim, Identify the Evidence & Write your Reasoning.
PART 1:
CLAIM
What is the conclusion being made?
What?
EVIDENCE
What are the specific results found?
REASONING
How?
Why?
How does the evidence support the claim?
CLAIM
What is the conclusion being made?
How?
How does the evidence support the claim?
What?
EVIDENCE
What are the specific results found?
REASONING
Why?
PART 2: Make YOUR Claim
CLAIM
What is the conclusion being made?
How?
How does the evidence support the claim?
What?
EVIDENCE
What are the specific results found?
REASONING
Why?