English // Speaking & Listening
Identifying Reasons Behind a Speaker's Points
Identify the reasons and evidence a speaker provides to support particular points, evaluating whether the reasoning is logical and the evidence is relevant
Quick check
When the learner listens to someone making an argument or giving reasons for something, can they tell you whether the reasons given actually support what the person is claiming?
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Topic // Mastery
What mastery looks like
- Listen to a speaker's argument or presentation and list the specific reasons and evidence provided to support each main point
- Evaluate whether the reasons a speaker gives are logical and whether the evidence cited is relevant to the claim being made
- Ask follow-up questions that probe the strength of a speaker's reasoning, e.g. 'What evidence supports that claim?' or 'Are there other explanations?'
Topic // Map
Where this fits
- RequiredMust come first
- HelpfulHelps, but not essential
Before this
2 topicsSpeaking & Listening // Ages 7 to 8
Identifying a speaker's reasons and evidence builds on evaluating viewpoints and building on others' contributions in discussion
- Why the author wrote itHelpful
Reading Comprehension // Ages 8 to 9
Evaluating a speaker's reasoning parallels evaluating an author's purpose and point of view in reading
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Identifying Reasons Behind a Speaker's Points
Ages 9 to 10 // Method
Leads to
2 topics- Evaluating a Speaker's ArgumentRequired
Speaking & Listening // Ages 10 to 11
Evaluating speaker builds on identifying speaker's evidence
- Ethics in Real-World IssuesHelpful
Personal & Social Development // Responsible Decision-Making // Ages 9 to 11
Ethical evaluation benefits from evaluating reasoning and evidence in speech
Topic // Standards
Curriculum standards
- Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects
- SL.4.3
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