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Thursday, May 14, 2015

05.14 - Claims, Sub-claims, and Outlines

We started today's class with a review of the second claim that people wrote last night as part of the homework. In class, we had a couple people share out the claims that they wrote and we discussed how to improve them to make them more focused (see slides below).
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Next, we looked at how to create sub-claims to help organize the evidence that people had gathered in their notecards (see handout below). Everyone then had time to complete the sub-claim worksheet. We then used this information to begin completing an outline for the first section of individuals' civic action project papers (see directions below).

 Formatting your outline:
  1. Create a new Google Document in Google Drive.
  2. Name the document "Last Name, First Name - Outline Civic Action Project"
    1. Example: Collins, Mister - Outline Civic Action Project
  3. Share the document with Mr. Collins' Google Drive address
  4. Create a header for the document
    1. Select "Insert" > "Header"
    2. Type your last name followed by a space
    3. Select "Insert" > "Page Number" > select the first option / the upper-right hand box
    4. Set the justification for this text so it lines up on the right-hand side of the page
  5. Click underneath the header and type the word "Outline" at the top of the page so it is centered on the page
  6. Go down two lines below the "Outline" title and switch back to a left-hand justification so words line up on the left-hand side of the page
  7. Type "THESIS:" followed by your thesis statement for your research paper
  8. Go down one line and then insert a numbered list the icon looks like this:
  9. Select the bottom, middle numbering option
  10. List your claims at the I and II organization level and sub-claims at the A. and B. organization level (evidence will be at the 1, 2, 3, etc level)
When complete the outline should look like this: Outline Model

 If you are having difficulty formatting the outline, you may also simply copy the document above and modify the information on it to fit your project focus. To do this go to "File" > "Make a copy..." and then copy the document and put your last and first name in the title.

 For homework, everyone should use the thesis, claims, and sub-claims that we created in class to create an outline. Everyone should then copy and paste information from notecards into their outline beneath the appropriate sub-claims (see directions above).

Handouts:
Homework:
  • Use the thesis, claims, and sub-claims created in class to begin creating your outline. Use the outline format explained above and paste in relevant evidence beneath sub-claims from your notecards
    • If pasting in notecard evidence beneath the sub-claims reveals that you do not have evidence for some sub-claims, return to research and find sources that give you information on those sub-claims.


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