Perspectives and Author’s

claims
Analysing a text/ Deconstruction
Key Terms

Issue: Argument:
an important subject or a series of statements
problem for discussion. containing reasons and
evidence which support a claim
Perspective: about a global issue.
a viewpoint on an issue Claim:
based on evidence and
An assertion that something is
reasoning. true
Key terms

Global: Local:
relating to the whole world Related to a particular
National: community or area

related to a particular Personal:

country/common to a whole related to yourself
country
Activity 1

Imagine you are in the Wilderness. Close your eyes

for a couple of minutes- see the wilderness, feel it
around you, smeel it and hear it.
Write what you imagined in a paragraph.
Claims
How do we gather information about the world around us?

2. What do observations and experimentation provide us with? (data)

3. What can we do with data? (draw conclusions/make predictions)

4. What is a claim? (a statement of something as a fact)

Read the following:
I think the Head’s decision to introduce
a school uniform will hurt students
more than help them. Even though
school officials and parents argue that
uniforms will help us focus more on our
studies, this may not actually be the
case. In a survey I did of one hundred
students from all four grades, only five
thought that wearing a uniform would
help them get better grades.
1. What is the author’s position?
2. Identify a claim in the
paragraph.
3. Is there evidence to support
this claim?
4. Is there a second claim?
5. Is there evidence to support
this claim?
Read the following articles
https://www.theguardian.com/education/mortarboard/2013/oct/03/why-wear-school-uniform

https://theconversation.com/the-cost-of-school-uniforms-is-a-barrier-to-education-but-there-are-ways-to
-level-the-playing-field-198153

1. What is the author’s position?

2. Identify a claim in the paragraph.
3. Is there evidence to support this claim?
4. Is there a second claim?
5. Is there evidence to support this claim?
6. Can you find different perspectives in the article (personal, local, national, global)?
7. What is your personal perspective on this issue?