AnalysisEssayWorksheetToulminMethod

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OriginalTitle(centered)
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I.
INTRODUCTIONPARAGRAPH
A. Grabthe
readersattention
withastrongopeningstatement(avoidquestions)
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B. Introducethe
Problem
or
Topic
(Thisiswhereyoubuildthe
context
foryourargument)
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C. Introducetheoverall
Claim
with
Qualifiers
thatlimitthescopeoftheargument(Thisisyour
Thesis
)
:_
I
thinkthat
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[Link]#1
A. Offer
firstSubClaim
tosupportThesis(Thisisyour
TopicSentence
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B. Offer
support
forfirstsubclaim(Thisisyour
Warrant
.Whyissubclaim
important
?):
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C. Present
evidence
forfirstsubclaim(Thismaybea
wellestablishedfact,aquote,oraparaphrase
)
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D. Tieinyourevidence
toyourfirstsubclaimby
analyzing
howtheevidenceprovesyouroverallclaim(If
youcantexplainhowyourevidencerelatestoyouroverallclaim,thenyouhaventmadeyourargument
effectively)
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[Link]#2
A. Offer
secondSubClaim
tosupportThesis(Thisisyour
TopicSentence
):
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B. Offer
support
forsecondsubclaim(Thisisyour
Warrant
.Whyissubclaim
important
?Thinkabout
howitdiffersfromfirstsubclaim):
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C. Present
evidence
forsecondsubclaim(Thismaybea
wellestablishedfact,aquote,oraparaphrase
)
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D. Tieinyourevidence
toyoursecondsubclaimby
analyzing
howtheevidenceprovesyouroverallclaim
(Ifyoucantexplainhowyourevidencerelatestoyouroverallclaim,thenyouhaventmadeyour
argumenteffectively)
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[Link]#3(strongestpoint)
A. Offer
thirdSubClaim
tosupportThesis(Thisisyour
TopicSentence
):
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B. Offer
support
forthirdsubclaim(Thisisyour
Warrant
.Whyissubclaim
important
?Thinkabout
[Link],soyouneedastrong
statementhere.):
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C. Present
evidence
forthirdsubclaim(Thisisyour
Backing
.Itmaybea
wellestablishedfact,aquote,
oraparaphrase
)
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D. Tieinyourevidence
toyourthirdsubclaimby
analyzing
howtheevidenceprovesyouroverallclaim
(Ifyoucantexplainhowyourevidencerelatestoyouroverallclaim,thenyouhaventmadeyour
argumenteffectively)
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[Link]
A. Reviewreasonwhyargumentisimportantornecessary
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B. Summarizepoints
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C. Giveclosingthoughtforwhyreadershouldsidewithyourargument
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