1. Claim Slide
Research Question: What is the future of 2-D animation in modern movies, and where is it successful?
Tentative Claim (tentative answer to your research question): It appears that 2-D animation, though once dominating the industry, has now become ancilliary to the trends associated with 3-D, and now takes healthy residence in the realm of education.
Claim with helping words: Although the impact of 2-D animation is rarely seen in actual film productions, it still survives as a highly essential part of education prior to industry work, and still acts as a foundational springboard for many 3-D films.
Claim without helping words or “although” phrase: [2-D animation] still survives as a highly essential part of education prior to industry work, and still acts as a foundational springboard for many 3-D films.
Is claim contestable? (change to opposite): 2-D animation has been reduced to the realm of education, and seems that it will remain there in the future due to the overwhelming dominance of 3-D animation.