🔍 Part 1: Understanding Evidence

1. What is relevant evidence?

Information that supports your main idea or argument

Any information you can find about a topic

Information that sounds interesting

2. What is irrelevant evidence?

Information that is false

Information that doesn't connect to your main point

Information that is too short

3. When writing about "Why recycling is important," which pieces of evidence would be relevant? Check all that apply:

Recycling reduces waste in landfills

My favorite color is blue

Recycling saves natural resources

Pizza is delicious

Recycling creates jobs in the community

📊 Part 2: T-Chart Practice

Topic: "Dogs make great pets"

Instructions: Sort the evidence below into the correct column. Write the letter of each piece of evidence in the appropriate side of the T-chart.

Evidence to Sort:

A. Dogs are loyal and protective of their families
B. Elephants live in Africa
C. Dogs can be trained to follow commands
D. Ice cream comes in many flavors
E. Dogs provide companionship and reduce loneliness
F. The moon orbits Earth
G. Dogs encourage daily exercise through walks

RELEVANT EVIDENCE
(Supports "Dogs make great pets")

IRRELEVANT EVIDENCE
(Does NOT support "Dogs make great pets")

✏️ Part 3: Create Your Own

4. Choose your own topic and write it here:

Topic: ________________________________________________

5. Now find or create 6 pieces of evidence about your topic. Write 4 pieces that are RELEVANT and 2 pieces that are IRRELEVANT in the T-chart below:

RELEVANT EVIDENCE

IRRELEVANT EVIDENCE

6. Explain why it's important to use only relevant evidence when writing:

Evidence Classification T-Chart

Evidence Classification T-Chart

🔍 Part 1: Understanding Evidence

📊 Part 2: T-Chart Practice

✏️ Part 3: Create Your Own

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