Post on 03-Jan-2022
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In an a five paragraph essay write about animal intelligence. Explain whether or not we should we extend empathy to animals. Offer textual evidence to support your ideas.
For your Essay
• Use evidence from the ar@cle by RiBin • Clearly introduce the author and his views/
claims
• Include counterargument
• Use Ethos, Pathos and/or Logos
Introduc@on
Has 3 parts and is one Paragraph long • The HOOK • Background informa@on
• The THESIS
The Introduc@on
• Let’s begin with the thesis…it should answer the ques@on of the prompt
• Answer this ques@on:
I think animals should be______________ because__________.
Should we extend empathy to animals?
The Introduc@on
• Take out a sheet of paper, start wri@ng your thesis here:
• Write your thesis statement there. I think animals should be______because________.
The Introduc@on
• The Hook—start at the top of the page • Tell a personal story of an animal
Or
• Ask a ques@on
As a child I always had a pet. One was a dog named Yoyo. He was a good companion and was very loyal. I used to play fetch with Yoyo in my yard.
The Introduc@on
• In the space between your HOOK and THESIS insert some background info. About the ar@cle
Example:
In an ar?cle by Jeremy RiCkin, “A Change of Heart about Animals,” he_______.
The Introduc@on
• You’re done with your intro!
Congratula@ons!
The Body
• Choose three topics from the ar@cle
– Animals show feelings
– Animals show thinking and learning
– Animals show self-‐awareness
– Animals show playful interac@on
Body Paragraph 1
• It will include – Topic sentence – Textual evidence – Explana@on – Concluding sentence
Body Paragraph 1 • Topic sentence
Animals show feelings just like humans do.
Animals are similar to humans in the way they are able to think and learn.
Just like humans interact playfully with one another, so do animals.
Body Paragraph 1
• Textual evidence
According to RiKin, animals, “_______” (__).
RiKin explains that, “___________” (__).
Based on his research RiKin describes that, “__________” (__).
Body Paragraph 1
• Explain the quote
What this means is that ________.
This illustrates how ____________.
According to this evidence it demonstrates __________.
Body Paragraph 1
• Explain why you think the author men@oned this in the ar@cle
RiKin is trying to appeal to our emo?ons.
Here the author is presen?ng facts or logos to help make his point.
By men?oning this evidence, RiKin increases his ethos which means he has beQer credibility.
Body Paragraph 1 • Conclude your paragraph • Reread your topic sentence and the main idea
• Now men@on something further about that idea…make sure your concluding sentence has the word you circled within it.
Feelings and emo?ons are not just human traits, but also seen in animals.
CIRCLE
Body Paragraph1
• Congrats you’re done with Body Paragraph 1
Congratula@ons!
Body Paragraph 2
• It will contain – Topic sentence with transi@onal phrase – Textual evidence – Explana@on of the quote – Counterargument
– Concluding sentence
Body Paragraph 2
• Open it with a transi@on & introduce second key idea
Another reason animals should be respected is because_____.
Animals are also able to ________ and therefore should be shown empathy.
A second reason we ought to show animals empathy is because of their ability to ________.
Body Paragraph 2
• Provide textual evidence from the ar@cle
RiKin explains that, “__________” (___).
According to RiKin he declares that, “______” (___).
RiKin describes how animals _______, “______” (___).
Body Paragraph 2
• Explain the quote
This means that animals________.
What this means is that animals ________.
Body Paragraph 2
• Present the counterargument
Some people argue against this by claiming that ______.
Others think differently saying that animals ______.
There are also people you think differently saying that____.
Body Paragraph 2 • Conclude your paragraph • Reread your topic sentence and the main idea
• Now men@on something further about that idea…make sure your concluding sentence has the word you circled within it.
CIRCLE
Thinking and learning are not just abili?es that humans have, but are also observed in animals.
Body Paragraph 2
• Congrats you’re done with Body Paragraph 2
Congratula@ons!
Body Paragraph 3
• It will contain – Topic sentence with transi@onal phrase – Textual evidence – Explana@on of the quote – Counterargument
– Concluding sentence
Body Paragraph 3
• You will write this following the same format you did for Body Paragraph 1 and 2
– Topic sentence with transi@onal phrase – Textual evidence – Explana@on of the quote – Counterargument
– Concluding sentence
Conclusion
• Your conclusion has three parts – Resta@ng the thesis – Last men@on of your opinion – Call to ac@on—tell the reader to do something
Conclusion
• Restate your thesis statement (last sentence in you introduc@on) but not word for word.
Restate
Animals should be showed empathy because they have human-‐like abili?es.
Humans and animals share many abili?es like thinking and feeling.
Conclusion • Next Sentence, State your last opinion using an APPEAL (ethos, logos or pathos)
• Lastly, call the reader to an ac@on—tell them to go do something
My own pets demonstrate many talents and act like humans some?mes.
In a video I recently watched, I saw a crow make his own tool to grab food.
Don’t you think we should stop the cruelty and thus show respect and care to all intelligent animals? So, next ?me someone talks badly about animals, now you can defend these smart creatures—animals.
Conclusion
• Congrats you’re done with your essay!
Congratula@ons!