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Argumentative Research Paper Synthesis
Argumentative Research Paper Synthesis
Argumentative Research Paper Synthesis
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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