Making Claims – Capitalism and Socialism
STUDENT MATERIALSSTUDENT MATERIALSS-1MAKING CLAIMS – CAPITALISM AND SOCIALISMWORLD HISTORY PROJECT 1750 / LESSON 3.2 ACTIVITYPurposeThis activity asks you to practice your claim- and counterclaim-making skills. This will help you improve your ability to make strong, evidence-backed claims, using what you have learned about the key features of capitalism and socialism. PracticesClaim testingIn many ways, claim testing is really shorthand for “making and testing claims.” In this activity, you will practice your claim-making skills. ProcessThis is a quick activity where you’re asked to make two claims and one counterclaim about which economic system is most beneficial to the greatest number of people.Take out the Making Claims – Capitalism and Socialism worksheet and come up with two claims about why the economic system you selected benefits the most people. Using course materials, find two pieces of evidence that support each of your claims. Once you’ve written your two claims and provided supporting evidence, write one counterclaim that relates to one of your claims. You should also find two pieces of evidence to back up your counterclaim.Be prepared to share your claims at the end of class. Note that most if not all of these claims are comparative claims. Historical claims often relate to historical thinking practices such as causation, CCOT, and comparison. You should consider the types of historical claims you want to make when you respond to a particular type of historical question.
Name:Date:Name:Date:STUDENT MATERIALSS-2MAKING CLAIMS – CAPITALISM AND SOCIALISMWORLD HISTORY PROJECT 1750 / LESSON 3.2 ACTIVITYDirections: Come up with two claims about whether capitalism or socialism is the most beneficial economic system for the greatest number of people. Claim 1:Evidence CitationEvidenceCitationClaim 2:Evidence CitationEvidenceCitationCounterclaim:Evidence CitationEvidenceCitation