1. mrs rains said she would consider hiring the new english teacher if he wore a tie, combed his hair, and was in need of shaving his ratty beard Find as many mistakes as you can, and make corrections as necessary.
Bell Ringer

2. Mrs. Rains said she would consider hiring the new English teacher if he wore a tie, combed his hair, and shaved his ratty beard. Capitalize beginning of sentences; capitalize names; elements in a list must have the same grammatical construction; punctuate the end of sentences
Bell Ringer Answer

3. Agenda Bell Ringer: M.U.G. Shot Sentence 6 Claims
What is a claim?
How do I write a claim?
Formative Assessment Part I – Write a claim for your chosen issue.
Citations
What information needs to be located and where.
How to organize core elements in anMLA works cited entry.
Formative Assessment Part II – Annotate sources for citation information and write a MLA works cited entry for them.
Agenda

4. Unit II, Part II Research
I can write a claim that takes a clear side.
I can write a works cited entry.

5. An argumentative or persuasive piece of writing must begin with a strong claim.
Claims must be debatable and narrow
Debatable
Example of a non-debatable claim: Pollution is bad for the environment.
Example of a debatable claim: At least 25 percent of the federal budget should be spent on limiting pollution.
Narrow
Example of a broad claim: Drug use is detrimental to society.
Example of a narrow claim: Illegal drug use is detrimental because it encourages gang violence.
Claims

6. 1. Claims of Fact or Definition: These claims argue about what the definition of something is or whether something is a settled fact.
Example: What some people refer to as global warming is actually nothing more than normal, long-term cycles of climate change.
2. Claims of Cause and Effect: These claims argue that one person, thing, or event caused another thing or event to occur.
Example: The popularity of SUV's in America has caused pollution to increase.
Types of Claims

7. 3. Claims about Value: These are claims made of what something is worth, whether we value it or not, how we would rate or categorize something.
Example: Global warming is the most pressing challenge facing the world today.
4. Claims about Solutions or Policies: These are claims that argue for or against a certain solution or policy approach to a problem. 
Example: Instead of drilling for oil in Alaska we should be focusing on ways to reduce oil consumption, such as researching renewable energy sources.
Types of Claims

8. Steps for Writing a Claim
A successful claim needs:
Topic or subject
STRONG verb
Directions/Reasons
Qualifier (except for “counterargument”, besides “counterargument”, while “counterargument”, etc.)
Steps for Writing a Claim

9. Example of Claim & Class Practice
While a few Internet users may utilize the available technology inappropriately, censoring the world wide web for the masses precipitates larger societal and governmental problems and smaller private problems.
1. Topic or Subject:
2. Strong Verb:
3. Directions/Reasons:
4. Qualifier:
5. Combine:
Qualifier, Topic + Strong Verb + Directions/Reasons
Example of Claim & Class Practice

10. Example of Claim & Class Practice
While a few Internet users may utilize the available technology inappropriately, censoring the world wide web for the masses precipitates larger societal and governmental problems and smaller private problems.
1. Topic or Subject: Web censorship
2. Strong Verb: precipitates
3. Directions/Reasons: larger societal and governmental problems and smaller private problems
4. Qualifier: While a few internet users may utilize the available technology inappropriately…
Example of Claim & Class Practice

11. Formative Assessment Part I
Step 1: Choose a local issue to write a claim for.
Step 2: Fill out the various parts of an argumentative thesis statement.
Step 3: Combine all parts into a well-written claim that takes a clear side on your chosen issue.
I will be looking over these and providing you with feedback.
You will be revising your claim after you have conducted research and evaluated your reasoning and evidence.
Formative Assessment Part I

12. Advances
Instigates
Yields
Bars
Aids
Enriches
Affects
Introduces
Authorizes
Outlaws
Alleviates
Establishes
Compels
Involves
Allows
Inhibits
Assembles
Expands
Discovers
Kindles
Permits
Hinders
Assists
Facilitates
Empowers
Launches
Sanctions
Prevents
Attains
Grants
Forces
Leads to
Licenses
Precludes
Attempts
Improves
Generates
Presents
Documents
Thwarts
Augments
Increases
Ignites
Pressures
Consents
Averts
Builds
Manufactures
Impacts
Promotes
Forbids
Defends
Constructs
Offers
Imposes
Prompts
Prohibits
Protects
Delivers
Produces
Incites
Provokes
Disallows
Safeguards
Develops
Progresses
Includes
Results in
Endorses
Guards
Discourages
Provides
Influences
Sparks
Bans
Neglects
Emits
Reaches
Initiates
Stimulates
Secures
Accomplishes
Encourages
Supplies
Commences
Triggers
Guarantees
Achieves
Enhances
Transforms

13. Formatting MLA Works Cited Entries
Most Electronic MLA Works Cited Entries require you to locate and record the following information in the following order:
Contributor Information.
Author and/or Editor Names
Last Name, First Name Middle Initial
Not all web pages and websites list the names of individual (personal) authors, editors, or compilers. Begin the citation with the title if there are no authors.
Title of Article.
Journal, Magazine, and Newspaper Articles should be in Quotation Marks.
Title of Website.
Title should be in italics
Formatting MLA Works Cited Entries

14. Formatting MLA Works Cited Entries Cont.
Version/Edition
Any version numbers, editions (ed.), revisions, posting dates, volumes (vol.), or issue numbers (no.).
Publisher or Sponsor,
Usually located at the bottom of the website in the copyright statement or under the About Us section of a website.
Date of Electronic Publication.
Date Month Year.
This information is usually found at the bottom of the page. If there is a copyright date, it is often in the copyright statement or near it.
Use n.d. for "no date" if no date of publication, copyright date, or date of update is given.
Formatting MLA Works Cited Entries Cont.

15. Formatting MLA Works Cited Entries Cont.
Medium of Publication.
Web, Print, etc.
Date Accessed.
Date Month Year that you found and read the source.
**URL (without the
If your instructor requires you to include it.
We will not include URLs.
Formatting MLA Works Cited Entries Cont.

16. Entire Website Format & Example
Citing an entire website
Website Title. Website Publisher, Date Month Year Published. Web. Date Month Year Accessed
The Purdue OWL Family of Sites. The Writing Lab and OWL at Purdue and Purdue U, 2008.Web. 23 Apr
Entire Website Format & Example

17. Article on a Website Format & Example
Citing an article on a website
Last, First M. “Article Title.” Website Title. Website Publisher, Date Month Year Published. Web. Date Month Year Accessed.
Feinberg, Ashley. “What’s the Safest Seat in an Airplane?” Gizmodo. Gawker Media, 28 Mar Web. 30 Mar
Article on a Website Format & Example

18. Class Example Class Example Source:
named-for-new-high-school-in-Lexington html
Works Cited Entry:
Class Example

19. Click to add text

20. Class Example Answer Class Example Source:
named-for-new-high-school-in-Lexington html
Works Cited Entry:
Rayford, Sabirah. “Principal named for new high school in Lexington.” WKYT.com. Gray Digital Media, 19 Aug Web. 07 Nov
Class Example Answer

21. Formative Assessment Part II
Step 1: Annotate (highlight or circle) both sources for core elements.
Step 2: Record your annotations in proper MLA format for each source.
Source 1:
she-cried-dead-dog-before-suing/ /
Source 2:
Formative Assessment Part II