Mu Claim Development WS English 11Shakopee HSinspi Essays

mu Claim Development WS English 11Shakopee HSinspired by Steve Dunn (2005) For article: Reading Assignment #2: For given article, use the Claim Development WS to identify the author's claim, select three pieces of evidence used to support the main idea, attribute the evidence correctly by naming the source, and explain how that evidence supports the main idea. Not yet Getting There Nailed It! Student has correctly identified the author's claim 0 0 2 Student has chosen and correctly cited (by naming the source and establishing its credibility) three pieces of evidence that clearly support the main idea. MN State Standard 11.5.1.1: Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text, including determining where the text leaves matters uncertain. 0 0 6 For each piece of evidence, student has clearly explained how the evidence supports the author's claim. 0 0 2 Rhetorical Analysis Paragraph: Student has identified and described one rhetorical choice made by the author and its influence on the writing (include the quote where the choice was made). Identify a choice made by the author (and quote an exact phrase). Explain why the author may have made that choice / used that phrase. Explain the impact that the choice has on a reader. MN State Standard 11.5.6.6 Determine an author's point of view or purpose in a text in which the rhetoric is particularly effective, analyzing how style and content contribute to the power, persuasiveness, or beauty of the text. 0 0 5 VOCAB: Student has done Vocab Exploration for one word chosen from the article 0 0 1 Author's Claim: Both parties want to solve the Zika Crisis but the Republicans have other plans which they want to push along with the bill. Textual Evidence #1 (Direct Quote, With tag) McClatchy the account of negotiation stated "Democrats wanted a clean bill, but Republicans wanted to cut planned parenthood out of any Zika money, ban spending it on contraception, reverse a law restricting the display of the confederate Battle Flag at military cemeteries, temporarily deregulate some pesticides, and pass spending cuts to offset any additional appropriation"(Cooper). Explanation #1 While the Democrats want to devote the entire bill to the CDC to prevent Zika. The Republicans want to add on several other demands that have little or nothing to do with the will that suppose to be dedicated to preventing Zika. Textual Evidence #2 (Direct Quote, With tag) Ryan Cooper says, "No, What's happening here is obvious: Republicans expect to be paid off for doing what even they agree is the responsible thing". Explanation #2 The author claims that if Republicans agree that the CDC should get money to control Zika, then they will include their political agenda. Therefore they are doing what is best for themselves and couldn't careless about the zika disease. Textual Evidence #3 (Direct Quote, With tag) Cooper claims,"The real tell here is that the final Republican proposal only had $750 million in spending cuts (taken from a broken piece of ObamaCare,Ebola funding , and the Department of Health and Human Services) against 1.1 billions of dollars in spending." Explanation #3 The republicans are spending more money instead of reducing it the spending cut. They took money from other organizations. Conclusion While the Democrats want dedicate bill towards the zika crisis the Republicans had other plans they wanted to cut planned parenthood out of any zika money. VOCAB: Superimposes:Place or lay (one thing) over another, typically so that both are still evident. Synonyms: lay,superimposes, place, pose, position,set Types of develop Most specific location least specific location Superimposes position place set lay Rhetorical Analysis Paragraph: In the 1st paragraph Ryan Cooper says "Feel like America has gone too long without being deeply humiliated before the world? Fear not!". He uses sarcasm to introduce how he feels about the Republicans. He believes the republicans are not willing to give up their political agenda to help with the zika crisis. The author want the reader to think that the republicans are always focused on politics. Writing Assignment #2: Using your Claim Development WS, Write one effective paragraph describing the author's claim, providing two pieces of evidence to support the claim, and explaining that evidence. Not Yet Getting There Nailed It! Student has written a clear and logical explanation of author's claim, including