Claim Support Question
Make a claim, support it, then question it.
Reasoning with evidenceBuilding explanationsWondering & questioning
What is Claim Support Question?
Reasoning routine. Builds the habit of testing one's own claims.
Setup: What's the topic or issue under investigation?.
The prompts
- 1CLAIM · your interpretation
- 2SUPPORT · evidence and reasons
- 3QUESTION · what could undermine your claim?
Good moments for Claim Support Question
- Classroom warm-upSurface what students bring before introducing new content.
- After a reading or videoConsolidate big ideas without testing recall.
- Discussion starterResponses become the seed material for the room conversation.
- End-of-session reflectionCapture how thinking changed.
About Visible Thinking
Visible Thinking Routines were developed by Project Zero at the Harvard Graduate School of Education (Ron Ritchhart, David Perkins). They are short structured protocols for surfacing thinking, not assessments.
Project Zero website