In our previous lessons, we’ve gathered evidence about topics that we intend to make arguments about. We’ve clustered our evidence to uncover emerging ideas and themes. We’ve also paraphrased that evidence and begun composing paragraphs.
Today, we’ll use that evidence to create worthy claims.
Have a peek at today’s video, and when you’re ready, use the evidence you’ve gathered to create a claim of your own.
You’ve finished this lesson when:
–You’ve used the evidence that you’ve gathered to create a worthy claim for your argument.
–You’ve composed that claim using a modality of your own choosing, before you begin putting down letters and words.
–You’ve checked the alignment between your claim and the evidence you’ve gathered and taken note of where more research might be necessary.
–You’ve translated the claim you’ve made into letters and words, if this is required of you or if you prefer this mode of expression.
–You’re prepared to explain the intentions behind your composition if you have chosen to use modes of expression that are not alphabetic.
Links
- My Original Mentor Text: Alphabetic
- Mentor Text for a Highly Visual Argument: Law Enforcement
- Mentor Text for Highly Oral Argument: Aiya Meilani's Slam Poem
- Mentor Text for Highly Gestural Argument: Kaycee Rice Choreography
- The "Parts" of my Original Mentor Text
- A Vision Board for my Multimodal Argument: Which Ideas Will I SPEAK to?
- The Results of Reverse-Engineering My Original Mentor Text