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Tried & True Home  |  Teaching "10 on 1"  |  Generating Analytical Claims.
Linking Evidence to Claims  |  Generating a Comparative Analysis

Linking Evidence to Claims

Begin with a discussion of a reading, students pair up and consider the following questions: [15 minutes]
  1. Highlight Initial Thesis Statement and Key Analytical Claims
  2. What is the relationship between the analytical claims?
  3. Do the analytical claims seem to build upon each other? If so, in what ways?
  4. Do any of the claims seem tangential to the overall argument or purpose of the essay? If so, why might these have been included?
  5. Are claims linked to evidence? Provide 1-2 examples.
  6. Has the writer practiced 10 on 1 versus 1 on 10?
Instructor Facilitates Discussion of RV Reading [15-20 minutes]

Read Sample Student Paper Aloud [each student takes a paragraph, ask students to highlight claims as they listen to the paper] [15 minutes]

Students Pair up to fill out 1 Peer Response Form per pair. OR you could come up with your own student response sheet that highlights relation between evidence and claims, thesis, and 10 on 1. [15 minutes]

Instructor Facilitates Discussion of Strengths and Weaknesses [15 minutes]

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