Argumentative Research Paper Synthesis

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ArgumentativeResearchPaperSynthesis

1.
Statingyourthesis
Youvedonealotofreadingonyourresearchquestion.Youhavetotakeastandonthefororagainst
sideofyourtopic.Takeyourresearchquestionandturnitinto
your
claim/thesis.

ResearchQuestion:

Claim/Thesis:

2.
Connectingreasonsandbestevidence
Fillinthisnextportionwiththe
bestreasonsand

evidence
thatyouhavefoundin
yourresearchtosupportyourclaim/thesis.Copyandpasteyourreasonsandevidencedirectlyfromyoursourcesheets.Make
sureyourecordthesourcenumberforany
evidence
youpasteonthisdocument.

Claim/Thesis:

Reason(atleastthree)

Evidence(atleastsixpiecesatleasttwoforeach
reason)

Source
Number

3.
Fillinyourcounterclaimintheblueboxbelow.
Yourcounterclaimistheexactoppositeofyourclaim.

4.
Opposition/Counterclaim
:Addresstheopposition'sargumentsthatgoesdirectlyagainstthereasonsyouhavegivento
supportyourclaimand/ordocumentthemostcompellingreasonsandevidencethattosupportthecounterclaim.Givethree
reasonsandatleasttwopiecesofevidenceforeachreasonjustlikeyoudidintheyellowboxes.Copyandpasteyourreasons
andevidencedirectlyfromyoursourcesheets.Makesureyourecordthesourcenumberforany
evidence
youpasteonthis
document.

5.
Offerrefutation,provingthatsomethingisnottrueusingevidenceandarguments,intherebuttalsection:
Ifyouareusing
asourcesideas,words(paraphrasedornot),writedownthesourcenumber.Youmaynothaveasourcenumberifthepointyou

makeisfromyourownexperiencesorstatementsthatyoumakebasedonyourresearchinitsentirety.Makesureyourecordthe
sourcenumberforany
evidence
youpasteonthisdocument.

Counterclaim:

Counterclaim

Evidence

Source Rebuttal

Source?

SynthesizingInformation
Usethefollowinglinktowatchtheshortvideotitled,InformationSavvy:SynthesizingInformationand
readtheexampleaboutAmeliaJonespresentationunderthevideo.
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