Thesis
This is where a thesis statement usually appears in an essay.
What is the end of the introduction?
"Schools should limit students' use of smartphones during class" is an example of this type of claim.
What is a claim of policy?
There are this many categories where strong evidence can come from.
What is nine?
Commentary does this to your evidence instead of just repeating facts.
What is explains (or analyzes)?
A strong argument can be organized with these three parts in order.
What is problem, causes, and solutions?
A strong thesis statement should answer this two-word question about your topic.
What is "so what?"
Claims that say something is true or false, or did or did not happen, are called this.
What is a claim of truth?
Arguments that connect this subject to current events are often the strongest.
What is science?
Commentary should do this to opposing viewpoints.
What is address (or anticipate)?
Good arguments use these to connect ideas smoothly.
What are transitions?
A thesis should provide this for your readers, showing how your argument is organized.
What is a roadmap?
The keywords "good/bad," "right/wrong," and "better/worse" signal this type of claim.
What is a claim of value?
Evidence should always be this, meaning it's chosen carefully for your audience and purpose.
What is strategic?
Commentary connects your evidence back to this main part of your essay.
What is the thesis?
Claims should start with these kinds of ideas before moving to harder ones.
What are simpler ideas?
A thesis statement must be this, meaning people can disagree with it.
What is debatable?
"Climate change is caused primarily by human activity" is this type of claim.
What is a claim of truth?
When choosing evidence, you should always consider this three-part model of speaker, audience, and message.
What is the rhetorical triangle?
Good commentary reveals these deeper meanings beyond the surface.
What are implications?
A cohesive argument maintains this on the thesis throughout.
What is focus?
A thesis has these three key characteristics.
What are takes a clear position, identifies specific problems, and implies the argument structure?
Claims of policy always include one of these action words like "should" or "must."
What are modal verbs?
Strong evidence can come from personal stories, current events, history, literature, and these other five categories.
What are the Bible, pop culture, arts, science, and research/studies?
Strong commentary goes beyond surface-level observation to reveal this about your argument.
What is significance?
Claims are these in your argument that support your thesis and connect logically.
What are building blocks?