Question

Create a claim only from the following prompt (DO NOT WRITE AN ESSAY! JUST CREATE A CLAIM BY RESTATING AND ANSWERING THE PROMPT)

Standardized tests are used as a measuring sticks for student performance. Your test scores decide, in part, whether you are admitted to certain colleges. They are also used to measure readiness for certain careers, such as law and medicine. Test scores impact the funding that public schools receive from the federal government. Write an essay that evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of standardized tests. In your essay, decide if standardizes tests are the proper measuring sticks for student performance. If you agree, include three reasons why you believe this is appropriate. If you disagree, give three reasons to support your opinion.

Answer 1

When writing a claim you need to take a stance on a particular issue. In this case the issue is whether or not "standardized tests are the proper measuring sticks for student performance." This stance should be the first part of your claim. Then follow it up with "because..." and your three reasons.
For example, Standardized tests are a proper measuring stick for student performance because they can test a student's knowledge on a wide range of subjects, they are the same for everyone, and they are an accurate indicator of how well a student will do in their future studies especially for fields like medicine and law.