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Make Your Point (And Prove It, Too) RL1 Making and Supporting a Point

The Target I can make a theme-related inferential (how/why) point using the strongest quotes and examples from multiple parts of the text, including determining where the text leaves matter uncertain. I can make an inferential (how/why) point using the strongest quotes and examples from multiple parts of the text, including determining where the text leaves matter uncertain. I can make an explicit (who/what/when/where) point using quotes and examples from multiple parts of the text, including determining where the text leaves matters uncertain. 1 I can make an on-topic point, explicit or inferential.

Explicit versus Inference Explicit: what the text says Inference: what the texts says combined with what you know Explicit Details A doctor listens to symptoms. A detective examines evidence. Combining A doctor consults background knowledge. A detective combines all the evidence with prior experience. Inferences A doctor gives a diagnosis. A detective presents a theory of the crime.

A Mini Example “To believe your own thought, to believe that what is true for you in your private heart is true for all men,--that is genius” (Emerson, 1841). 2 Explicit Emerson says that to believe your thoughts are worthy of all people is genius. 3 Inferential We do not believe in our own thoughts often enough; Emerson says those who do are geniuses, but geniuses are rare. 4 Claim + Inferential We should speak our minds rather than holding back our thoughts; Emerson says that when we share our thoughts as common knowledge, we act as geniuses.

Perfect Paragraph Practice Write a perfect paragraph to make a point about your novel. Use your reading log as a starting point. Perfect Paragraph Say It: State your point Explain It: Give details to support Support It: Connect the details to the point So What It: Why does it even matter?

References Byrd, Ian (2012). Making inferences: Think like an anthropologist. Retrieved from http://www.byrdseed.com/making-inferences-think-like-an-anthropologist/