Claim-Support-Question
Purpose: What kind of thinking does this routine encourage? The routine helps students develop thoughtful interpretations by encouraging them to reason with evidence. Students learn to identify truth claims and explore strategies for uncovering truth.
Application: When and Where can it be used? Use Claim Support Question with topics in the curriculum that invite explanation or are open to interpretation.
Purpose: What kind of thinking does this routine encourage? The routine helps students develop thoughtful interpretations by encouraging them to reason with evidence. Students learn to identify truth claims and explore strategies for uncovering truth.
Application: When and Where can it be used? Use Claim Support Question with topics in the curriculum that invite explanation or are open to interpretation.
ClaimMake a claim about the topic. (Something you think it true)
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SupportIdentify support for your claim. How can you prove a claim is true or not true?
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QuestionAsk a questions about the game, a claim, or the phenomena.
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Example
Claim All multiples of 9 are also multiples of 3.
Support Students used linker cubes to show how three groups of three makes 9 so every multiple of 9 is the third
multiple of 3.
Question Does it always work? Are all multiples of 6 in multiples of 3? What if…
Launch: What are some tips for starting and using this routine?
Games to teach Claim Support Question:
Links:
Visible Thinking
Project Zero
Claim All multiples of 9 are also multiples of 3.
Support Students used linker cubes to show how three groups of three makes 9 so every multiple of 9 is the third
multiple of 3.
Question Does it always work? Are all multiples of 6 in multiples of 3? What if…
Launch: What are some tips for starting and using this routine?
- Start with a game
- Teacher records claims while students play
- All try to prove or disprove the same claim at first. Be selective about what claim they all work on.
- Move into a problem with multiple answers.
- Have students share a correct answer. The purpose is to show students we are NOT looking for a correct answer we are looking to make claims about what is true about all possible answers.
- Pulling the first claim, the first time is not easy.
- Prove or disprove one claim at a time.
- Turn and talk before each support.
- Use sentence frames as needed.
Games to teach Claim Support Question:
- Sprout
- Poison
- Pig
- Last Turn Wins
- Werewolves in the Night
Links:
Visible Thinking
Project Zero