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.

CLAIMEVIDENCEWARRANT BE READY TO TAKE SOME NOTES!

Claim

•A claim can be a statement about a character’s:•Traits•Actions•Conflicts

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.

Evidence•Evidence offers proof for a claim by using 2 direct quotes from the text.

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,

EVIDENCE

Never use first person words to show evidence!

•I can tell because,•I know this because,

Examples of Evidence• In the novel it says, “• This is proven by the quote, “• This is shown in the text, “

Warrant

• A warrant explains why or how evidence is true.

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.

Apply It

Read the short story “Arachne” on page 444.

• Write a claim about Arachne’s character traits (C)

• Use a direct quote (E)• Use a warrant for the quote (W)• Use another direct quote (E)• Use a warrant for the 2nd quote (W)• Write a conclusion that restates claim