Writing Word Study

Identify the components of a correct claim

• A supporting detail from the text

• an explanation of the evidence

• An opinion stated like a fact.

• A statement developed in 3rd person

• Answers the prompt question

What point of view will you most often use when creating claims?

• 1st person “I” (such as our Narrative Writing from Maya’s perspective or a personal journal)

• 2nd person “you” (such as: next you put the peanut-butter on the bread and spread it with a spoon).

• 3rd person “them” (a specific person, such as Nelson Mandela, or Carl Sagan).

What does “set it up” mean?

• To set up the evidence by providing a short phrase introducing the source

• To set up your claim in 2nd person.

• To set up the elaboration by explaining your claim.

• To provide a direct quote with quotation marks.

Identify correct examples of "set it up"

• It says

• The author states

• The character says

• The author infers

• You might think

What is text evidence?

• the author's name and date of publication

• Your opinion in 3rd person

• textual reference from the reading that supports your claim (can be a direct quote or a paraphrase).

• A connection between your claim and evidence, explaining to the audience how the two relate.

What is a direct quote?

• recalling what the author said, and restating in your own words. *must provide an MLA citation.

• word for word from the author, used to support your claim. *must use "quotation marks".

• Providing the author credit for his/her work.

What is a paraphrase?

• Your own words describing details from the text to support your claim.

• a transitional phrase used to set up your evidence.

• Word for word from the author, used to support your claim.

Where is an in-text citation located? (choose 2).

• Directly after your "evidence"

• Directly after your claim

• before the punctuation . ! ?

• Directly after your Tie-in/Elaboration.

Identify the correct MLA in-text citation

• "direct quote". (author's last name, page number)

• "direct quote" (author's last name, page number).

• claim, set it up, evidence, elaboration (author's last name, page number).

• "direct quote" (author's last name, date of publication).

Choose the correct MLA in-text citation

• (Slaughter, pg. 107).

• (Ashley Slaughter, pg. 107).

• (Slaughter, 2021).

• (Slaughter, line 17).