The Basics
Analysis: Means, proves, or connects?
Paraphrasing the evidence
What is means?
The purpose of the counterclaim
What is to acknowledge the other side
The number of central ideas and literary devices you should mention in your essay
The first sentence of your argumentative essay - engage the reader
What is the hook?
The first two body paragraphs are explain the _________ your claim is true.
What is reasons?
Although my point is true, some people feel ___________.
What is an example of a counterargument
The number of paragraphs in a text analysis essay
What is 2 -3?
The 5 parts of the argumentative essay
What is the introduction paragraph, the two body paragraphs, the counterargument, and the conclusion.
Your position on the topic
What is the claim?
"According to Jones (Text 4, line 1)..."
What is evidence?
The point of a counterclaim
Addressing the other side
TAG + device + central idea =
What is thesis?
How many texts MUST you reference in your argumentative essay?
What is 3?
Where the author states the claim and then 2 reasons
What is the thesis statement
Means, proves, or connects?
When you relate back to your overall argument
What is connects?
The point of the rebuttal
What is to explain why your side is still stronger than the other side
Explain the device and how it is used, describe why the author did this, and connect it back to the central idea
What is exploding analysis?
The number of body paragraphs you need
What is 3 body paragraphs?
Make your intro a HIT! HIT stands for _________, _________, ___________.
Means, proves, or connects?
“overall pesticide use dramatically increased… after GM crops were introduced” (Text 2, lines 30-32). This data indicates that the argument- GMOs will flourish without additional chemicals- is inaccurate.
What is proves?
You should use _______ pieces of evidence for the counterclaim/rebuttal paragraph
This is missing from the analysis below.
Personification is used multiple times in the poem. In one line, Dickinson writes, “He kindly stopped for me—The Carriage held but just Ourselves— And Immortality.” Death is being personified to have human qualities in this quote. It is the driver on the journey to the afterlife. Dickinson personifies death to make it feel more familiar to the reader, which makes the concept of death less scary.
What is thematic level?