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Quick Conversation
Share your work with a partner. Read aloud your examples and take turns explaining your answers. Then discuss whether you think the evidence in your example is convincing and clear. Record notes from your discussion.
In my example, the transition the writerused is .
Write a short argument
After analyzing the transitions and the writer’s evidence from the article, you can practice incorporating evidence into your own writing. First decide if you believe the evidence in your example was convincing. Then write a topic sentence that states your claim about the evidence. Use a transition and lead-in to introduce the evidence you have chosen. Instead of a paraphrase, use a direct quote. Then explain
your reasoning for why the evidence is or is not convincing. Be sure your paragraph includes all four elements of the TLQC. Before writing, read the model short argument provided. Notice what information is in each of the sentences. Try structuring your argument in the same way.
For the lead-in, the writer used the words .
ACtiVitY 3.6
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In my opinion, the evidence was not convincing because .
Do you agree with my evaluation?
ModEl: SHort ArguMEnt
In the article “Cellphones and driving: As dangerous as we think?” Matthew Walberg presents convincing evidence. To show that state and local bans on cellphones have had
an effect, he presents statistics from a study by the California Office of Traffic Safety. He says the study showed that “overall traffic fatalities of all kinds dropped by 22 percent” (Walberg). This evidence is convincing because 22 percent is a big change, and it shows that cellphone bans do save lives.
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