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11.36 Mapping Claims, Evidence, and Warrants Worksheet

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RI.11-12.8 — Mapping Claims, Evidence, and Warrants: Primary standard selected for prompt fields in this prompt cell: CCSS RI.11-12.8. Skill statement in this prompt cell: Diagram arguments using a Toulmin model to visualize claims, reasons, warrants, backing, qualifiers, and rebuttals. Associated standards listed with this skill in this prompt cell: CCSS RI.11-12.8; CA RI.11-12.8; MA RI.11–12.8; NY 11-12R8; VA 11.RI.3; TX §110.38 (English III: Author’s purpose and craft); FL ELA.11.R.2.3. Use this prompt-provided wording as the supporting standard description for this workflow.

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American Literature

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English

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English Curriculum

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Problem 1Difficulty: Mastery

Which revised Toulmin model below is the strongest overall?

AClaim: The district should expand weekend library hours during exam month; Evidence: entry logs show that student use spikes on Saturdays before finals; Warrant: when a learning space is heavily used for preparation, extending access at peak times can support student needs; Backing: studies of academic-support services show that access matters most when timed to periods of highest demand; Rebuttal: the district could begin with exam month only to manage staffing costs.

BClaim: The district should expand weekend library hours forever; Evidence: one student likes the library; Warrant: all preferences should become policy; Backing: books are useful.

CClaim: Weekend library hours are expensive; Evidence: finals exist; Warrant: schools need roofs; Backing: some students study.

DClaim: Students take exams; Evidence: Saturday exists; Warrant: libraries are buildings; Backing: costs do not matter.

Solution & Explanation:The correct choice is the strongest because its claim is specific, its evidence is relevant, its warrant and backing are logical, and its rebuttal answers a likely cost concern with a measured response.

Problem 2Difficulty: Mastery

Read the seven-sentence excerpt. (1) The county should create a community-solar subscription program for renters. (2) Renters cannot install rooftop panels on buildings they do not own. (3) In the pilot survey, 58 percent of renters said they would join a shared program if monthly costs stayed below their current utility bill. (4) Energy-access policies are stronger when they include residents who cannot use rooftop systems. (5) State clean-energy guidance encourages shared-access models for multi-unit housing. (6) Critics say a new subscription program could be complicated to manage. (7) Starting with one utility zone would let the county test billing and customer support before expanding. Which option correctly labels Sentence 5?

AClaim

BEvidence

CBacking

DRebuttal

Solution & Explanation:Sentence 5 cites guidance that supports the broader principle in Sentence 4. That makes it backing, not the main claim or direct evidence.

Problem 3Difficulty: Mastery

Examine the passage. An air-quality argument claims that older classrooms need upgraded filters. It includes federal indoor-air guidance explaining why cleaner air matters and a local report showing higher particulate readings in the oldest wing. Which evaluation is correct?

ATrue: the federal guidance is the claim, and the local report is the warrant.

BFalse: the federal guidance is the only evidence that matters, and the local report should be ignored.

CFalse: federal guidance can never function as backing in an argument.

DTrue: the federal guidance works better as backing, while the local particulate report is the direct evidence for this wing.

Solution & Explanation:The federal guidance supports the broader reasoning about air quality, while the local report directly supports the claim about the specific wing.

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This worksheet is designed specifically for American Literature English students. It aligns with educational standard RI.11-12.8 (Primary standard selected for prompt fields in this prompt cell: CCSS RI.11-12.8. Skill statement in this prompt cell: Diagram arguments using a Toulmin model to visualize claims, reasons, warrants, backing, qualifiers, and rebuttals. Associated standards listed with this skill in this prompt cell: CCSS RI.11-12.8; CA RI.11-12.8; MA RI.11–12.8; NY 11-12R8; VA 11.RI.3; TX §110.38 (English III: Author’s purpose and craft); FL ELA.11.R.2.3. Use this prompt-provided wording as the supporting standard description for this workflow.).