Moving Beyond Bare Assertions
This worksheet guides students in improving bare assertions by adding specific sources from reputable organisations. It encourages internet research using trusted websites, such as the NHS, ABC, NASA, and WHO. Activities focus on strengthening opinions with evidence, enhancing critical thinking and research skills. Includes example answers for teacher reference.
Learning goals
- We are learning that bare assertions (a claim of fact without supporting evidence) must take into account different points of view.
Curriculum alignment
EN3-8D
old
Identifies and considers how different viewpoints of their world, including aspects of culture, are represented in texts
EN3-OLC-01
new
Communicates to wide audiences with social and cultural awareness, by interacting and presenting, and by analysing and evaluating for understanding
EN3-RECOM-01
new
Fluently reads and comprehends texts for wide purposes, analysing text structures and language, and by monitoring comprehension
Australian Curriculum covers QLD / SA / WA / NT / TAS / ACT.
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