Question

highlight the claim, evidence, and reasoning in the paragraph below. sadness teaches bing bong that it is important to acknowledge painful feelings. indeed, when bing bong realizes that riley has forgotten him, he only feels better after sadness helps him grieve. joy unsuccessfully tries to make bing bong forget his pain by tickling him and making silly faces, while sadness recognizes the imaginary creatures feelings of loss, telling him, \im sorry they took your rocket. they took something that you loved.... its sad.\

Explanation:

The claim is the main assertion. Evidence supports the claim with specific examples or facts. Reasoning connects the evidence to the claim. Here, the claim is the statement about Sadness teaching Bing Bong. The evidence is Bing Bong feeling better after Sadness helps him grieve and Joy's failed attempts. The reasoning is the explanation of how Sadness recognizes Bing Bong's feelings.

Answer:

Claim: Sadness teaches Bing Bong that it is important to acknowledge painful feelings.
Evidence: When Bing Bong realizes that Riley has forgotten him, he only feels better after Sadness helps him grieve. Joy unsuccessfully tries to make Bing Bong forget his pain by tickling him and making silly faces, while Sadness recognizes the imaginary creature's feelings of loss, telling him, "I'm sorry they took your rocket. They took something that you loved. . . . It's sad."
Reasoning: Not explicitly stated in a separate - sentence form in the given text but implied as the connection between the evidence and the claim, i.e., Sadness's approach works because it validates Bing Bong's emotions.