TODAY'S GAMEPLAN:

SRI Test

Preparation for Trial:
Rites of Passage

Supplies Needed:
Pen(cil)/Book of Choice

WHILE THE CLASS IS SRI TESTING, THANK YOU FOR:

• Having your cell phones put away
• Not talking, burpring, or using a rusty nail to pick out toe jam
• Reading that book you brought to class today
• Working quietly on something great
• Being nice

SRI

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RI.9-10.1 – Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly, as well as inferences drawn from the text.

RI.9-10.2 – Determine a central idea of a text and [...] provide an objective summary of the text.

RI.9-10.6 – Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text ...

In the 21st century, should certain rites of passage continue to be practiced?

WHAT YOU "GOTTA" DO

• Annotate various texts for understanding, clarification, and summarizing
• Determine the claim the author makes in various texts.
• Understand what claims and counterclaims are.
• Make claims and counterclaims.
• Support claims and counterclaims.

And...

• Cite evidence
• Use graphic organizers to classify and organize information
• Use all of these skills to make a compelling argument

CLAIMS:

The main idea, thesis, opinion, or belief of the argument.

The claim answers the question, "What's the point?"

CLAIM

CLAIMS, SUPPORTS, AND WARRANTS

SUPPORT/EVIDENCE:

THE STATEMENTS OR EXAMPLES GIVEN TO BACK UP THE CLAIM. THESE INCLUDE: FACTS, DATA, ANECDOTES, EXPERT OPINION, AND EVIDENCE FROM OTHER TEXTS OR SOURCES. THE MORE RELIABLE THE SUPPORT, THE MORE LIKELY THE AUDIENCE WILL ACCEPT IT.

SUPPORT/EVIDENCE

My client was out of town when the murder took place.

WARRANT

The connection, often unstated and assumed, between the claim and the supporting reason(s), or support. Warrants are assumptions that make the claim seem plausible.

WARRANT

One must be physically present in order to commit murder.

Put Together:

[Claim] My client is innocent of murder. [Support/Evidence] My client was out of town when the murder took place. [Warrant] One must be physically present in order to commit a murder.