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ClaimEvidenceWarrant
• You will need two colors of highlighter and a pencil or pen.• Use the yellow highlighter and mark the claim.• Use a different color to mark the evidence in your answer.• Underline the warrant that you wrote in your response.
Examples of Claims•Missy, from the novel “Thanksgiving in Polynesia”, is angry with her mom.
•Aunt Rhea, from the story “Thanksgiving in Polynesia”, is snobby and self-centered.
•Laurie, in the short story “Charles,” bullies his classmates.
Using EvidenceTo use evidence you must use transition words.
• In the novel it states, •This is proven by the quote, •This is evident in the text,
Examples of Evidence• In the novel it says, “• This is proven by the quote, “• This is shown in the text, “
Which Warrant Works?
#1 This shows Missy cares for her family.
#2 This shows Aunt Rhea is a difficult person, because she is insulting Missy and does it in such a way that she is insulting Missy’s mom at the same time.
#3 That’s why Laurie is a bully.
Warrants that Work
#2 This shows Aunt Rhea is a snobby, difficult person, because she is insulting Missy and does it in such a way that she is insulting Missy’s mom at the same time.
This warrant works because it shows how Aunt Rhea is snobby.
Correct the Warrant
Change the warrants to explain how or why.
•This shows Missy cares for her family.•That’s why Laurie is a bully.
Putting it all together…
CLAIM
Aunt Rhea in the short story, “Thanksgiving in Polynesia” is snobby and self-centered.
EVIDENCE
In the text it says, “
WARRANT
This supports the idea that Aunt Rhea is snobby and self-centered, because she is so quick to criticize family without regard for how they will feel and “toot her own horn” at the same time.