Semester A Unit 6 Lesson 5
Introduction and Objective
Putting together supporting evidence, reasons, and a claim in a persuasive text is a lot like building a puzzle. Without the outside border, the inside pieces won’t seem complete and without the inside pieces, you have an empty picture. Evidence and reasoning are the two basic pieces of your persuasive letter. Without these, you’ll simply have a frame—your claim—without information to complete the argument. Explaining how things connect for your reader is one of the most important ways to strengthen your argument.
Today 's lesson objective is: Students will be able to develop an analysis using relevant evidence from texts to support claims, opinions, ideas, and inferences.
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Now that you have a list of sources and have written down some basic evidence, you need to make sure that you find information from those sources that relates to and supports your claim and your reasons. One of the most basic ways to find information from your sources is to first look for examples. Can you find an example of what you’re trying to claim? Can you find an example of your reason?
Let’s take a look at an example using the “claim, reasons, and sources chart” from our previous lesson.
Claim: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a great leader who demonstrated it through his writing, speeches, and dedication to civil rights and peace. Reasons:
1. His letters were incredibly persuasive, including “Letter from Birmingham Jail.”
2. His speeches were inspiring and heard by many during the civil rights movement.
3. Although he received many threats on his life, he kept leading and participating in nonviolent protests for equality.
One of our pieces of evidence from the encyclopedia article was as follows: “‘Letter from Birmingham Jail’ is addressed to several clergymen who had written an open letter criticizing the actions of Dr. King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) during their protests in Birmingham.”
This is a great summary, but you need to find specific quotes or statistics from the source itself to include in your paper. For this example, we would need to find an
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Martin Luther King Jr. is renowned as the leader of the great Civil Rights Movement. Throughout his letter from Birmingham Jail, King employs pathos, ethos, and logos to persuade his audience to join forces in order to overcome the physical and mental barriers of segregation.
Dr. Martin Luther King was a great leader, a person with no fear of the outcome. He became an effective leader of the civil rights because of his desire and willpower. He instilled trust and confidence in people. He was an effective communicator by helping others understand what he was trying to achieve. He was trustworthy and able to communicate a vision. He sought responsibilities and took responsibilities for his actions. He guided the people who followed him to new heights, and when things went wrong, Dr. King didn't blame others, instead he took the
The letter from Birmingham Jail was written by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a famous and influential activist during the period of Civil Rights struggle in 1960 's America, from a confinement cell in Birmingham as a response to the open letter written and published by eight white clergymen from Birmingham. In their letter, the clergymen criticized Dr. King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) for their activism, while commending the Birmingham police. Though Dr. King structures the "Letter" as a direct response to the clergymen, they are ultimately a means through which he addresses white moderates in general and society at large. The Letter reflects many of his central philosophies, including those of nonviolence, civil
Introduce the first main point of the argument. Then, provide evidence from the sources. Multiple pieces of evidence should be provided to support the main point.
13. Which of the following is the best strategy for linking evidence to your ideas in an argument? (Points : 5)
On April 16, 1963, shortly after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was sent to jail, for public protests against segregation, he wrote the Letters from the Birmingham Jail. The letters from the Birmingham Jail played a monumental role during the Civil Rights Movement, and were crucial to ending segregation in America. During his time in jail, Dr. King Jr, received letters from critics who were questioning his methods and timing of his public protest during the Civil Rights Movements. The letters from the Birmingham Jail were addressed to these critics. They defended Dr King Jr’s non-violent protests, and criticized the cities disciplinary acts of violence toward protesters. The Letters from the Birmingham Jail had a heavy influence on segregation
The elimination of tipping would create chaos within the service industry for both customers and servers
One of the key factors in crafting a persuasive piece of rhetoric is tailoring your message to the specific audience. This information will help you decide what sorts of facts to incorporate into your rhetoric as well as help you determine which means of persuasion would be the most effective to employ. Your evidence. When planning your speech or writing, collect any and every type of evidence you can find. Evidence could be facts, statistics, laws, and individual testimonies. It’s always good to have a nice blend, but remember different audiences are persuaded by different types of evidence. Some people need cold, hard facts and statistics in order to be persuaded. Others find the testimony of peers or a reputable authority to be more convincing. Part of getting to know your audience is figuring out what kinds of evidence they will find most credible and compelling
There are many types of evidence to apply on my paper. Pictures offer the greatest source of information for readers because
Objective: To be able to write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.
I. Attention Grabber: In the last twenty years, the reputation of marijuana has evolved and possibly in the best way. People’s opinions have shifted from seeing the hemp plant as a drug with no use other than a temporary high, to a plant that could possibly be the definition of versatile.
A suggestion would be to include references. Doug Powell (2006), L. Weider, and B. Gutierrez (2014), have shown us there are many ways to extract thoughts and styles of arguments to support a belief.
Directions: Please copy and paste your lead, body paragraphs, counterclaim, and conclusion in this document. Make sure you have your footnotes.
Use persuasive argument to present your point of view. Use additional tools such as Venn diagram, Truth table, chart to support your arguments.