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05.07 Stating Your Claim
1.) Claim: I plan to prove that……. Books should not be banned because by trying to censor book’s they are discouraging learning and attempting to prevent the truth.
2.) Counter Claim: Some may disagree with me because…. They feel that banning these books is a justified action, which may be to protect children’s innocence or promote national security and positive role models.
3.) Use the strategies you have learned for writing a strong opening paragraph to brainstorm ideas:
Hook: What can you say about the topic to grab the audience's attention?
How would you feel if all of our media was censored by the government?
Bridge: How can you connect the hook to the claim and counterclaim?
It isn’t just the media that would be censored that includes books as well; some still believe that certain books should be banned from the people.
Bridge: How can you transition from the counterclaim to the claim?
Although the intentions for banning books are ‘good’, banning them has equal moral conviction.
Your opening paragraph should follow this format:
Hook
Bridge between hook and argument topic
Counterclaim
Bridge between the counterclaim and claim
Claim
B. Use your ideas to write a solid opening paragraph. Paste your opening paragraph in the space below.
How would you feel if all of our media was censored by the government? It isn’t just the media that would be restricted, it includes books as well; some still believe that certain books should be banned from the people. They feel that banning these books is a justified action, which could be to protect children’s innocence or promote national security and positive role models. Although the intentions for banning books are ‘good’, banning them has equal moral conviction. Books should not be banned because by trying to censor book’s they are discouraging learning and attempting to prevent the truth.
C. Before submitting your worksheet, highlight or underline your claim and counterclaim in
1.) Claim: I plan to prove that……. Books should not be banned because by trying to censor book’s they are discouraging learning and attempting to prevent the truth.
2.) Counter Claim: Some may disagree with me because…. They feel that banning these books is a justified action, which may be to protect children’s innocence or promote national security and positive role models.
3.) Use the strategies you have learned for writing a strong opening paragraph to brainstorm ideas:
Hook: What can you say about the topic to grab the audience's attention?
How would you feel if all of our media was censored by the government?
Bridge: How can you connect the hook to the claim and counterclaim?
It isn’t just the media that would be censored that includes books as well; some still believe that certain books should be banned from the people.
Bridge: How can you transition from the counterclaim to the claim?
Although the intentions for banning books are ‘good’, banning them has equal moral conviction.
Your opening paragraph should follow this format:
Hook
Bridge between hook and argument topic
Counterclaim
Bridge between the counterclaim and claim
Claim
B. Use your ideas to write a solid opening paragraph. Paste your opening paragraph in the space below.
How would you feel if all of our media was censored by the government? It isn’t just the media that would be restricted, it includes books as well; some still believe that certain books should be banned from the people. They feel that banning these books is a justified action, which could be to protect children’s innocence or promote national security and positive role models. Although the intentions for banning books are ‘good’, banning them has equal moral conviction. Books should not be banned because by trying to censor book’s they are discouraging learning and attempting to prevent the truth.
C. Before submitting your worksheet, highlight or underline your claim and counterclaim in