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Claim Data Warrant

Claim Data Warrant. The Key to Analytical Writing. . What is Claim/Data/Warrant?. Formal analytical style of writing Used to answer open ended questions not Yes/NO questions Helps your prove your point with the use of evidence ( data) Used in any and every class. Claim.

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Claim Data Warrant

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  1. Claim Data Warrant The Key to Analytical Writing.

  2. What is Claim/Data/Warrant? • Formal analytical style of writing • Used to answer open ended questions • not Yes/NO questions • Helps your prove your point with the use of evidence ( data) • Used in any and every class

  3. Claim • States your position/opinion on an topic. • Thesis statement for an essay and topic sentence for body paragraphs. • If the thesis statement is about a singular piece of text, include a TAG ( title, author, genre) • It is not obvious, but is engaged to audience and ideally teaches the reader something new. • Specific and logical. • Usually a complex sentence.

  4. Thesis statement • Thesis statement is like the topic sentence to the entire paper. It states the topic, opinion and the arguments ( claims that will be addressed in the paper) • If the thesis statement is about a singular piece of text, include a TAG ( title, author, genre) and a lens ( HOW you are analyzing the text) Examples: Literary devices, theme, characterization, etc. • In Shakespeare’s play, “Othello”, Othello is the tragic hero because________, _________, and ________. • Label each part of the thesis.

  5. Strong claim • Though they seem mere entertainment, Hollywood movies are actually responsible for reinforcing cultural stereotypes in America. • What is the topic? • What is the opinion? • What is the “new” idea? • What specific details are use?

  6. Weak claim 1. If we can put humans on the moon, we can find a cure for the common cold. 2. Teachers are posed with many problems today. Why are these weak claims? Topic? Opinion? New idea? Specific detail?

  7. Data • The evidence/examples you use to support your claim. • Most of the time it needs to be cited. • Minimum of 2 data for each claim, ideally 3. • Must be set up with transition words and often context/background information (Answers the who, what, were, when, why)

  8. Types of Data ( not cited) • Personal anecdotes- your own experiences. • Weakest for academic writing, but great for pathos/emotional appeal.

  9. Types of Data that must be cited and introduced. • Facts and statistics: objective data about your topic • EXPERT Opinion: Ideas from an expert/educated source. • Used as a direct quote, paraphrase or summary. • Facts from primary research: YOU conducted research on a topic and present your objective findings.

  10. Data Examples • When my friends and I watch movies where the female lead is beautiful and gets the guy, it makes us wonder if we are beautiful enough to get a guy. • In a recent study conducted by Harvard University, 73% of women polled said they felt insecure about their looks after watching Romantic Comedies. ( Jones 7).

  11. Warrants • Warrants explain how the data proves the claim. • This is the analysis part, and therefore the most important. • EVERY DATA needs a warrant. • 4-5 sentences MINIMUM ( depending on the data).

  12. Warrants continued • Good warrants do not summarize the data, they analyze it. • Meaning, what exactly in the data (language, numbers, etc.) told you this proves your claim. • Is logical, not making huge interpretive leaps • May consider and respond to possible counter-argument.

  13. Warrant example #1 • Data: In a recent study conducted by Harvard University, 73% of women polled said they felt insecure about their looks after watching Romantic Comedies. ( Jones 7). • Warrant: Romantic Comedies are meant to be fun, to make the audience laugh, which should make one feel good. Yet it is having the exact opposite effect. The stereotypes portrayed in the movie is harming most women because insecurities have dangerous side effects. Women may undergo unnecessary dieting or plastic surgery which can lead to disease like anorexia, bulimia and depression. All of this because the movie presented the idea that to get the man, a woman must look meet this idea of beauty. • Strong or weak? Why?

  14. Warrant Example #2 • Data: When my friends and I watch movies where the female lead is beautiful and gets the guy, it makes us wonder if we are beautiful enough to get a guy. • Warrant: Movies make girls feel like they aren’t pretty. • Strong or weak warrant? Why?

  15. CDW ParagraphStructure Claim Transition+ Context+ data Warrant Transition+ Context+ data Warrant Transition+ Context+ data Concluding statemtn

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