Make the Case With Sources is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on constructing an argument from claims and evidence, aligned to Common Core standard D4.1.3-5. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions, 14 of them with different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
Set 22 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. 14 of these 25 sets ask different questions — this skill does not have 25 questions to give. The rest reorder them, so no two pupils have the same paper in front of them.
Make the Case With Sources
D4.1.3-5
NameDate
Write your answer. Use the checklist.
1.Argue whether councils or private firms should have led the rebuilding.
State your position
Use evidence from two sources
Answer the strongest objection
2.Argue whether the minister should have admitted the shortfall publicly.
State your position
Use the broadcast
Say what it cost him
LessonPrint · D4.1.3-5 · Set 22 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Make the Case With Sources
Set 22. Prints on its own sheet.
1.A position on whether councils or private firms should have led the rebuilding, evidence from two sources, and a reply to the strongest objection.
2.A position on whether the minister should have admitted the shortfall, using the broadcast and weighing what candour cost him.
More practice for D4.1.3-5
Make an argument using claims and evidence from several sources.
Teaching this next? Make the Case With Sources is the 55-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.