The forms of claims

•fact
•value
•policy
 Review
Maggie was getting ready to walk to school.She put
on her coat and grabbed her backpack.As she was
leaving her mother said "l love you .Be careful.
1.indentify explicit information
2.indentify implicit information
 Objective
indentifies claim explicitly or implicitly made in a
written text
a.claim of fact
b.claim of policy
c.claim of value
 Claim

-a single statement
-the topic of an argument
-not a question
-pharased against the status quo
-the central argument of thesis statement of the
text.It is writer tries to prove in the text by providing
details explanations and other types of evidences.
Three kinds of claim
√claim of fact
√claim of value
√claim of policy
 Claim of fact
Is a statement of something that has existed (part exits
present) or will exist future.

Examples:
1.The oldest known disease in the world is leprosy.
2.The death penalty does not deter crime.
 Claim of value
Argues that something or bad ,or that one thing is
better than another.
Examples:
1. The wizard of Oz is the greatest movie all the time .
2.Snowboarding is the greatest way to spend a
vacation .
 Claim of policy
An argument that makes an assertion about course of
an action that should be taken.
Examples:
1.The age which people can get a driver's license
must be raised to 18.
2.Legistation should be passed to stop the sale of
cigarettes.
 Sample Output
Group activity: Try to write three claims (fact value
and policy) with the issue of social media and
bullying.
 Claim of fact
Sometimes people use Facebook , twitter and other
social media bully one other.
 Claim of value

It is wrong the use social media to bully people.

 Claim of policy
There should be criminal charges brought against
people who use social media to bully others.
 Let's Reflect
Most people don't really want the truth .They just
want ressurance that will they believe is the truth.