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Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 10mins
Identify the components of a correct claim
A supporting detail from the text
an explanation of the evidence
An opinion stated like a fact.
A statement developed in 3rd person
Answers the prompt question
What point of view will you most often use when creating claims?
1st person “I” (such as our Narrative Writing from Maya’s perspective or a personal journal)
2nd person “you” (such as: next you put the peanut-butter on the bread and spread it with a spoon).
3rd person “them” (a specific person, such as Nelson Mandela, or Carl Sagan).
What does “set it up” mean?
To set up the evidence by providing a short phrase introducing the source
To set up your claim in 2nd person.
To set up the elaboration by explaining your claim.
To provide a direct quote with quotation marks.
Identify correct examples of "set it up"
It says
The author states
The character says
The author infers
You might think
What is text evidence?
the author's name and date of publication
Your opinion in 3rd person
textual reference from the reading that supports your claim (can be a direct quote or a paraphrase).
A connection between your claim and evidence, explaining to the audience how the two relate.
What is a direct quote?
recalling what the author said, and restating in your own words. *must provide an MLA citation.
word for word from the author, used to support your claim. *must use "quotation marks".
Providing the author credit for his/her work.
What is a paraphrase?
Your own words describing details from the text to support your claim.
a transitional phrase used to set up your evidence.
Word for word from the author, used to support your claim.
Where is an in-text citation located? (choose 2).
Directly after your "evidence"
Directly after your claim
before the punctuation . ! ?
Directly after your Tie-in/Elaboration.
Identify the correct MLA in-text citation
"direct quote". (author's last name, page number)
"direct quote" (author's last name, page number).
claim, set it up, evidence, elaboration (author's last name, page number).
"direct quote" (author's last name, date of publication).
Choose the correct MLA in-text citation
(Slaughter, pg. 107).
(Ashley Slaughter, pg. 107).
(Slaughter, 2021).
(Slaughter, line 17).
Define Elaboration (Tie-in)
An explanation of the evidence with a connection to the claim.
An explanation of the evidence with a direct quote.
Supporting details.
An explanation of the claim with supporting details.
Elaboration / Tie in should be...
the author's words
a direct quote
YOUR OWN WORDS
A correct elaboration does the following
Explains the entire subject
explains the subject in this text
Relate to the topic in third person
includes an in-text citation
is a direct quote
Identify the correct structure of elaboration/ Tie it in
Repeat Quote
Repeat Paraphrase
Repeat Claim
Universal Subject
Text Subject
Relate
How confident do you feel in writing a CSET?
Very confident, I'm practically Kevin Hart
A little confident, but I could use some more practice.
Not too confident, is this a bad dream?
CSETs were created by Darth Vader; the force is not with me.
