La Rue for Mayor

Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text,
identifying which reasons and evidence support which point(s). (RI 5.8)

Directions: This week we will be discussing how an author supports their claim with reasons. You
will need to be an active listener as I read La Rue for Mayor by taking annotations while I read.

Part I: La Rue for Mayor

Part 2: Answer the following questions.
1. FIll out the graphic organizer below:

Hugo Bugwort LaRue

Stance: Stance:

Evidence: Evidence:

Evidence: Evidence:

Evidence: Evidence:

2. Fill in the graphic organizer below:

Cause Effect

Hugo Bugwort wants to ban all dogs from

Snort City.

LaRue decides to run for mayor.

LaRue helps save the day when Bugwort collapses

on stage.

3. How did the characters change over the course of the story?
4. What is the author's overall message of the story?

5. Which facts (details) support Bugwort´s claim that dogs should be banned in the city?

6. What additional evidence could the author have added to make the points stronger?

7. What does the author want you to believe after reading this passage?

8. Why does LaRue feel bad and writes letters to Mrs. LaRue? Use evidence from the text.

9. Which reasons support the claim that LaRue was actually not an honest character?
Part 3: Complete the graphic organizer below to explain which
character you would have voted for and why.