 A central idea in Eugene Linden’s article is that animals have high mental abilities to reason and be skillful thinkers: ◦ State an anecdote in the article that best supports this central idea. Be sure to use a specific example.

Eugene Linden

 What topics would you like to cover in an argument? Please make a list of at least ten topics.

 Writers structure the ideas to convince a reader of a claim. ◦ Your JOB:  First – read through the entire argument to understand the matter being discussed  Then, identify the CLAIM: what the author is trying to prove

 The author’s claim / opinion is stated as a generalization: ◦ A broad statement that covers many situations.

 Writers need to capture your imagination from the very start. The following are ways that writers grab your attention:

 An anecdote is a short story. It can be a story about your own experience or someone else’s experience. Use an anecdote to make a point.

 A quote, or quotation, is a passage that you use in your own writing that was originally written or spoken by someone else. You indicate a quote by putting quotation marks around it and acknowledging its source.

 A surprising fact is an interesting piece of information that your readers aren’t likely to know. It’s a statement that will make your readers say, “Really?”  Example: The rate of crashes for 16-year-old drivers is almost 10 times the rate for older drivers.

 A rhetorical question is a statement in the form of a question. You ask a rhetorical question to make a point, not to get an answer.

 Identify the support ◦ What type of proof is the author offering to the readers?  Logical appeals?  Emotional Appeals?

 Emotional Appeals: to feel something like outrage for a victim… ◦ Loaded Words and Phrases  “Patriotic duty” or “Equitable Justice” “Freedom” ◦ Anecdotes  Brief stories to illustrate the author’s point, often to grab our heart

 Logical Appeals ◦ reasons why the author holds an opinion, a statement  Offers evidence to back up the statements  Facts  Statistics  Examples  Quotations from experts

 Gives a chance to respond to a reader’s objections before the reader has finished the reading.  Makes a writer sound like a person who has considered both sides of an argument.

 Writers will put together all the information presented to make their final point.  Ask yourself: Does this series of statements designed to convince you actually work? Are you convinced?

 Tangible: adj. able to be touched physically  Intangible: adj. incapable of being perceived by the senses especially the sense of touch  Beguile: attract; cause to be enamored  Awry: adv. Twisted or turned to the side  Aspirate: verb to draw in air, breathe, inhale

 Write the left hand column for yesterday’s notes.  Add the summary section  Write an entry in Do Now section with today’s date and “Cornell Notes”

 Be sure you include the main idea and only the key points.  Write it on the front sheet under your prior learning ideas.