Harlem Renaissance Argumentative Essay Evidence

What is a claim?

• a statement about what you are claiming

• a sentence that explains someones ideas

• a statement of opinion that can be proven or dis-proven with evidence and reasoning

• a statement that highlights the main idea of a paragraph

What is an argument?

• an opinion not supported by evidence

• an assertation or opinion with good ideas

• an assertation or opinion with unsound reasoning

• an assertion or opinion and its supporting points, evidence, and reasoning

What is a point in an essay?

• an important idea or reason

• an important idea or reason used to support a claim

• a reason you wrote the essay

• a good example supporting your idea

What is evidence?

• information, such as examples, data, facts, quotes, etc., that supports an idea

• information, such as examples, data, facts, quotes, etc., that make sense

• information about your claim

• quotes that prove your main idea correct

What is sound reasoning?

• explanations of why a claim is true, including explanations of how the evidence given proves the claim

• explanations of why a claim is correct

• explanations of why a claim is wrong

• explanations of why a claim is true, including reasons explaining how the counterclaim is misleading

What is relevant evidence?

• evidence/proof not related to the claim

• evidence/proof related to the counterclaim

• evidence/proof that is not connected to the main idea

• evidence/proof related to the claim being made

Which of the following evidence is most relevant to the theme "Hard work pays off"?

• "And rise with the hour for which you were made" (Johnson 56).

• "Yet there is a reason to hope" (Grimes 5).

• “Well, Robert, that motto you’ve got up there is a pretty good one to tie to. You certainly have studied; you have made yourself ready as far as your resources will permit" (Lottie 3).

• "The right to make my dreams come true I ask, nay, I demand of life" (Johnson 31).

Which evidence is most relevant for the theme, hope can help people through difficult times?

• "Too long my heart against the ground has beat the dusty years around" (Johnson 31).

• "We move to the rhythm of ages long done, and each has his hour, to dwell in the sun!" (Johnson 56).

• "Frail children of sorrow, dethroned by a hue" (Johnson 56).

• "The world has its motion" (Johnson 56).

Which evidence is most relevant for the theme, over time people can become wiser and stronger in their knowledge of the world?

• "I've known rivers" (Hughes 65).

• "My soul has grown deep like the rivers" (Hughes 65).

• "I looked upon the Nile and raised the pyramids above it" (Hughes 65).

• "I heard the singing of the Mississippi when Abe Lincoln went down to New Orleans" (Hughes 65).

Which of the following evidence is most relevant for the theme, it is important to have the courage to take responsibility for your mistakes?

• "Bud's heart sank as he dropped into his seat in the Assembly hall to find seated on the platform one of the officers who had acted as judge before" (Dunbar 213).

• "Bud was too happy and too busy to answer; he was brushing his uniform" (Dunbar 213).

• "Company A is heaping accusations upon the head of the young boy who dropped his bayonet... but to me the most surprising thing was the conduct of the boy afterward" (Dunbar 213).

• "But no persuasion could make him wear his uniform" (Dunbar 213).