1. Claims and commentary evidence and credit
Writing up Research
Claims and commentary
evidence and credit

2. REPEAT! Body Paragraphs TOPIC SENTENCE CLAIM EVIDENCE, CITED
Start general
Become more specific
COMMENTARY
REPEAT!

3. The Topic Sentence (TS)
Identifies the single topic of the paragraph
Controls the content of the supporting ideas
There are multiple reasons why a vegan diet is a better choice than an animal based diet
A vegan diet is a better health choice than an animal based diet
everything in the paragraph supports the TS!

4. There are many reasons why pollution in Beijing is the worst in the world.
Controlling idea
Topic
 The wacky songs in Mary Poppins encourage laughter but also our personal connection to the characters.”
Officials offered up various theories that attempt to explain the increase in gambling across the state.

5. Credit your Sources of Information
Embed in-text citations
Full citation information on Works Cited page
more sources = more convincing argument
The nutrients in a plant-based diet are low in fat, high in fiber and high in anti-oxidants, (VeganDiet 22)
all of which help protect the body from disease (Smith 3).
Craig, Winston J. "Health effects of vegan diets1,2,3." The
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. N.p., 01 May 2009.
Web. 03 Mar

6. Works Cited Page Use MLA format : varies by source type
Includes author, title, source, publisher, dates/volume info
Left align the first line, wrap text, indent following lines
Organize alphabetically by the first word
More & better sources = more convincing argument
Craig, Winston J. "Health effects of vegan diets1,2,3." The American Journal
of Clinical Nutrition. N.p., 01 May Web. 03 Mar
Craig, Winston J. "Health effects of vegan diets1,2,3." The American Journal of Clinical
Nutrition. American Society ofr Nutrition. 01 May Web. 03 Mar
"Vegetarian diet: How to get the best nutrition." Nutrition and Healthy Eating, Mayo
Clinic. 14 Mar Web. 03 Mar

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8. Make a set of Claims Back up your claims with evidence
Claims are assertions you make about the topic
• Take a position; it can be debatable
• Make it logical
• Engage the reader
• Neither obvious nor vague
Back up your claims with evidence
• Research based; factual
• Expert opinion, quoted or paraphrased
Must be cited!
• Statistical data

9. Claims & Evidence examples
A plant-based diet is healthier for you.
CLAIM
The nutrients in a plant-based diet are low in fat, high in fiber and high in anti-oxidants all of which help to protect the body from disease.
EVIDENCE
Repeat!
A vegan diet is also an effective way to lower your carbon footprint.
CLAIM

10. Add Commentary Your ideas about the topic
Interpret the facts (analysis)
Explanations of evidence, reasoning
Counter-arguments addressed
Anecdotes, personal connections

11. Put it all Together Topic Sentence – topic + controlling idea
Claim (citation*)
Evidence (citation)
Commentary
Claim (citation)
and one more time
* If claim and citation are from same source, then a single citation after the evidence will cover both

12. Claim, evidence, or commentary?
The Leadership class sold all 300 of the tickets that were available for the Prom.
The decorations were lovely, but I did not agree with the DJ’s choice of music.
The 2014 Prom was, for the most part, a success.
evidence
commentary
claim