Author's choices
This word means favoring one person, group, or interpretation over another.
What is bias?
This sentence states the writer's main position or answer to the prompt.
What is a claim?
Before including a quotation, a writer should explain who is speaking and this.
What is what is happening?
Words, quotations, details, or examples from a text used to support a claim are called this.
What is textual evidence?
After writing 'This shows,' a student should do this.
Explain / Analyze the evidence
A presentation that is fair, balanced, and not influenced by personal feelings is described with this word.
What is unbiased or objective?
“Capote is biased” is a weak claim because it does not include this important explanation.
What is how or why Capote is biased?
This information helps readers understand when, where, and under what circumstances evidence appears.
What is context?
For a claim that Capote makes Perry sympathetic, this is stronger evidence: Perry's childhood or the color of the Clutter house.
What is information about Perry's childhood?
The phrase “This shows” should NOT be followed by this.
What is a repetition or summary of the evidence?
Capote's description of Perry's difficult childhood may cause readers to feel this emotion toward him.
What is sympathy or empathy?
Complete this claim: “Capote presents a sympathetic view of Perry by emphasizing ______.”
What is Perry’s traumatic childhood and mental health?
Complete the introduction: “During Perry’s trial, psychiatrist Dr. Jones evaluates Perry’s ______.”
What is mental condition or psychological state?
Capote’s detailed account of Perry’s childhood may influence readers to view Perry in this way.
What is sympathetically or as shaped by trauma?
Complete the analysis: By including Dr. Jones's complete evaluation, Capote may cause readers to do this.
What is question the verdict or understand Perry more sympathetically?
A writer can use accurate facts and still show bias by choosing which facts to include, omit, or do this to.
What is emphasize or exaggerate?
This type of claim acknowledges another interpretation before defending the writer’s position.
What is a nuanced claim or counterclaim?
Explain what is missing: Capote writes, "[quotation]."
What is context explaining who is involved and what is happening?
Put these steps in order: quotation, explanation, claim, and context.
What is Topic, Introduction to Evidence, Evidence, Description?
This is important to show readers when analyzing evidence.
What is "my interpretation/perspective?"
This literary genre is difficult to categorize due to the blend of subjective and objective elements.
What is True Crime / a nonfiction novel
Improve this claim: “Capote is biased because he likes Perry.”
What is Capote presents a partially biased view by emphasizing Perry’s trauma and psychiatric condition, encouraging readers to view him sympathetically?
Irene answer promptly, "No, why should I." What context is needed for this Introduction of Evidence to make sense?
What is "Who is speaking," "what is happening in the scene," and relevant background context or information
A strong analysis distinguishes Capote’s perspective from this evidence-based judgment made by the student.
What is the student’s independent conclusion?
An effective analysis of evidence includes this.
What is "what does the evidence mean," "how does the evidence support my claim," and "why is matters?"