DO THIS NOW Sit in assigned pairs Collect

DO THIS NOW… Sit in assigned pairs Collect the handout from the back table Follow the directions Complete each question to the best of your ability This is merely a warm up You will have 5 minutes Be prepared to discuss your thoughts with the class

What are the essential elements of an argumentative paragraph?

Reviewing CIA Method of Paragraph Writing Read the provided handout about Claims, context, evidence, and reasoning As you do so, text code it for the following: ! Next to important information ? Next to things you do not understand When you are done coding, share what you think is important and what you have questions about

Evidence The start of any argument Comes in many forms: Data/Statistics Facts Expert opinions Examples: More than 10 people per year are killed by vending machines Car accidents in Colorado increased after the legalization of marijuana. Must be smoothly integrated into writing with signal phrase and citation

Context Information that readers need to help better understand the cited evidence Build some background information or provide some general ideas before jumping to evidence For example, if you were telling your parents that your friend, Dexter, said the quote to the right, what context would your parents need?

Claim Also known as sub-arguments Each claim is the implication or conclusion that can be drawn from a piece of evidence Multiple claims work together to support the larger argument or thesis of an argumentative piece Claims must be debatable and defensible Often appear within the first few sentences of a body paragraph

Reasoning/Application The most difficult and most important part of argumentative writing Reasoning illustrates how the selected evidence supports the claim Appears after evidence is introduced This is where you show off YOUR CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS Analyze the significance of evidence and discuss how it supports claim

I Do – We Do– You Do Activity Now, we will be writing argumentative paragraphs based on provided evidence First, I will model the thinking and writing process involved in writing the paragraph During this time you should listen to my thinking process and watch my writing process When I am finished, we will debrief on the process Second, you will work in pairs to write a collaborative paragraph Third, you will work individually to write your own paragraphs

I Do $42. 4 Billion: Estimated amount that will be spent on weddings this year, with an average cost of $18, 874 per wedding (Time 2012). $19. 1 Billion: Estimated amount that will be spent on wedding gifts, with an average of $85 per gift (Time 2012).

Debrief

We Do Americans buy 40% of the toys sold in the world (Boston Globe 2012). The United States has 3. 1% of the children in the world (Boston Globe 2012).

Class Discussion What seem to be the most important things to remember when writing argumentative paragraphs? What questions or concerns do you still have about the process?

You Do 1, 845: Border Patrol Agents stationed along the 3, 987 -mile border between the continental U. S. and Canada (CNN 2013) 17, 659: Border Patrol Agents along the 1, 933 -mile border between the U. S. and Mexico (Politifact 2011).

Reminders Typed CIA paragraphs due Monday/Tuesday Have a good weekend