| claim in reading and writing: How to Read Like a Writer Mike Bunn, When you Read Like a Writer (RLW) you work to identify some of the choices the author made so that you can better understand how such choices might arise in your own writing. The idea is to carefully examine the things you read, looking at the writerly techniques in the text in order to decide if you might want to adopt similar (or the same) techniques in your writing. You are reading to learn about writing. Instead of reading for content or to better understand the ideas in the writing (which you will automatically do to some degree anyway), you are trying to understand how the piece of writing was put together by the author and what you can learn about writing by reading a particular text. As you read in this way, you think about how the choices the author made and the techniques that he/she used are influencing your own responses as a reader. What is it about the way this text is written that makes you feel and respond the way you do? |
| claim in reading and writing: A Quick Guide to Cancer Epidemiology Paolo Boffetta, Stefania Boccia, Carlo La Vecchia, 2014-03-22 A Quick Guide to Cancer Epidemiology is an ideal addition to Springer Briefs in Cancer Research. The Brief provides core concepts in cancer epidemiology and also gives a snapshot of the epidemiology of seventeen human cancers. The Brief aims to provide-with quantitative focus-estimates of the global burden of neoplasms, of recent and likely future trends, distribution, causes and strategies for prevention for major groups of cancers. Finally, the Brief will give an overview of severals factors that cause cancer including dietary factors, tobacco smoking, obesity and alcohol consumption. |
| claim in reading and writing: Seberson Method: New SAT® Vocabulary Workbook Katya Seberson, 2020-02-25 Further your SAT vocabulary knowledge to get farther down the road to success This SAT vocabulary workbook helps students master more than 700 words that frequently appear in the SAT's reading, writing, and essay sections. The book's approach reflects changes made to the test in recent years, focusing on understanding vocabulary more than rote memorization. It's a modern workbook designed to give students the edge needed to improve their SAT scores. 145 short lessons—Each lesson features a theme to help contextualize vocabulary and concludes with a mini quiz to test understanding. Practical organization—Chapters focus on different elements of the SAT, including words for reading topics like history and science, transition words, and commonly confused words. Learning that lasts—With extra tips for retention, this focused approach works equally well for students who are taking the test in a week or in a year. Perfect for summer learning—This guide makes a great summer workbook for students planning to take the SAT this coming year who want to get a head start on studying before heading back to school. Get the ideal resource for students looking to master SAT vocabulary. |
| claim in reading and writing: Writing Your Journal Article in Twelve Weeks Wendy Laura Belcher, 2009-01-20 This book provides you with all the tools you need to write an excellent academic article and get it published. |
| claim in reading and writing: Bad Feminist Roxane Gay, 2014-08-05 “Roxane Gay is so great at weaving the intimate and personal with what is most bewildering and upsetting at this moment in culture. She is always looking, always thinking, always passionate, always careful, always right there.” — Sheila Heti, author of How Should a Person Be? A New York Times Bestseller Best Book of the Year: NPR • Boston Globe • Newsweek • Time Out New York • Oprah.com • Miami Herald • Book Riot • Buzz Feed • Globe and Mail (Toronto) • The Root • Shelf Awareness A collection of essays spanning politics, criticism, and feminism from one of the most-watched cultural observers of her generation In these funny and insightful essays, Gay takes us through the journey of her evolution as a woman (Sweet Valley High) of color (The Help) while also taking readers on a ride through culture of the last few years (Girls, Django in Chains) and commenting on the state of feminism today (abortion, Chris Brown). The portrait that emerges is not only one of an incredibly insightful woman continually growing to understand herself and our society, but also one of our culture. Bad Feminist is a sharp, funny, and spot-on look at the ways in which the culture we consume becomes who we are, and an inspiring call-to-arms of all the ways we still need to do better, coming from one of our most interesting and important cultural critics. |
| claim in reading and writing: Questions, Claims, and Evidence Lori Norton-Meier, 2008 A guide to science teaching focuses on literacy and inquiry to increase students' interest in science, improve their analysis skills, and increase their science writing skills. |
| claim in reading and writing: The Knowledge Gap Natalie Wexler, 2020-08-04 The untold story of the root cause of America's education crisis--and the seemingly endless cycle of multigenerational poverty. It was only after years within the education reform movement that Natalie Wexler stumbled across a hidden explanation for our country's frustrating lack of progress when it comes to providing every child with a quality education. The problem wasn't one of the usual scapegoats: lazy teachers, shoddy facilities, lack of accountability. It was something no one was talking about: the elementary school curriculum's intense focus on decontextualized reading comprehension skills at the expense of actual knowledge. In the tradition of Dale Russakoff's The Prize and Dana Goldstein's The Teacher Wars, Wexler brings together history, research, and compelling characters to pull back the curtain on this fundamental flaw in our education system--one that fellow reformers, journalists, and policymakers have long overlooked, and of which the general public, including many parents, remains unaware. But The Knowledge Gap isn't just a story of what schools have gotten so wrong--it also follows innovative educators who are in the process of shedding their deeply ingrained habits, and describes the rewards that have come along: students who are not only excited to learn but are also acquiring the knowledge and vocabulary that will enable them to succeed. If we truly want to fix our education system and unlock the potential of our neediest children, we have no choice but to pay attention. |
| claim in reading and writing: How I Learned to Drive Paula Vogel, 1997 Chronicles the relationship between Li'l Bit and Uncle Peck through a series of flashbacks as it progresses from friendship to something darker during a series of driving lessons. |
| claim in reading and writing: One Writer's Beginnings Eudora Welty, 2020-11-03 Featuring a new introduction, this updated edition of the New York Times bestselling classic by Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award–winning author and one of the most revered figures in American letters is “profound and priceless as guidance for anyone who aspires to write” (Los Angeles Times). Born in 1909 in Jackson, Mississippi, Eudora Welty shares details of her upbringing that show us how her family and her surroundings contributed to the shaping not only of her personality but of her writing as well. Everyday sights, sounds, and objects resonate with the emotions of recollection: the striking clocks, the Victrola, her orphaned father’s coverless little book saved since boyhood, the tall mountains of the West Virginia back country that became a metaphor for her mother’s sturdy independence, Eudora’s earliest box camera that suspended a moment forever and taught her that every feeling awaits a gesture. In her vivid descriptions of growing up in the South—of the interplay between black and white, between town and countryside, between dedicated schoolteachers and the children they taught—she recreates the vanished world of her youth with the same subtlety and insight that mark her fiction, capturing “the mysterious transfiguring gift by which dream, memory, and experience become art” (Los Angeles Times Book Review). Part memoir, part exploration of the seeds of creativity, this unique distillation of a writer’s beginnings offers a rare glimpse into the Mississippi childhood that made Eudora Welty the acclaimed and important writer she would become. |
| claim in reading and writing: Teaching Argument Writing, Grades 6-12 George Hillocks Jr, 2011 Offers teaching strategies and resources to instruct sixth- through twelfth-graders on how to prepare and write strong arguments and evaluate the arguments of others, providing step-by-step guidance on arguments of fact, judgment, and policy, and including advice to help students understand how judgments get made in the real world, how to develop and support criteria for an argument, and related topics. |
| claim in reading and writing: Writings on the Wall Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Raymond Obstfeld, 2016-08-23 A New York Times and Washington Post Bestseller Bestselling author, basketball legend and cultural commentator Kareem Abdul-Jabbar explores the heart of issues that affect Americans today. Since retiring from professional basketball as the NBA's all-time leading scorer, six-time MVP, and Hall of Fame inductee, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has become a lauded observer of culture and society, a New York Times bestselling author, and a regular contributor to The Washington Post, TIME magazine and TIME.com. He now brings that keen insight to the fore in Writings on the Wall: Searching for a New Equality Beyond Black and White, his most incisive and important work of non-fiction in years. He uses his unique blend of erudition, street smarts and authentic experience in essays on the country's seemingly irreconcilable partisan divide - both racial and political, parenthood, and his own experiences as an athlete, African-American, and a Muslim. The book is not just a collection of expositions; he also offers keen assessments of and solutions to problems such as racism in sports while speaking candidly about his experiences on the court and off. Timed for publication as the nation debates whom to send to the White House, the combination of plain talk on issues, life lessons, and personal stories places Writings on the Wall squarely in the middle of the conversation, as many of Abdul-Jabbar's topics are at the top of the national agenda. Whether it is sparring with Donald Trump, within the pages of TIME magazine, or full-length features in the The New York Times Magazine, writers, critics, and readers have come to agree on what The Washington Post observed: Abdul-Jabbar has become a vital, dynamic and unorthodox cultural voice. |
| claim in reading and writing: Critical Reading and Writing for Postgraduates Mike Wallace, Alison Wray, 2011-01-13 Lecturers, why waste time waiting for the post to arrive? Request and receive your e-inspection copy today! 'Written in a clear and straightforward fashion that is guaranteed to make you think, as well as encouraging constructive and engaging modes of writing that will improve your connection to your audience.' - Professor Graham Crow, University of Southampton How do you respond to adverts? Do you believe what they say, or look for a hidden agenda? Reading critically, and writing using critical techniques, are crucial skills you need to apply to your academic work. It may seem difficult at first, but you may already be a more critical reader than you think! This guide helps you develop both the ability to critically ask questions, and a reflective and critical approach to your own research and writing. Broken down into three parts, it builds up your skills and confidence through focused activities that progressively develop your ability to critically read and write. New to this 2nd edition: A range of subject specific examples from areas including linguistics, education, business and management Commentaries on using e-resources and features of e-research New online resources including worksheet templates, chapter activities and free access to journal articles. Look at the RESOURCES TAB to view and download the additional materials. SAGE Study Skills are essential study guides for students of all levels. From how to write great essays and succeeding at university, to writing your undergraduate dissertation and doing postgraduate research, SAGE Study Skills help you get the best from your time at university. Visit the SAGE Study Skills website for tips, quizzes and videos on study success! |
| claim in reading and writing: Critical Reading and Writing for Postgraduates Mike Wallace, Alison Wray, 2016-04-30 Reading critically, and writing using critical techniques, are crucial skills you need to apply to your academic work. Practical and engaging, Critical Reading and Writing for Postgraduates is bursting with tools for analysing texts and structuring critical reviews, helping you to gradually build your skills beyond undergraduate level and gain confidence in your ability to critically read and write. New to this 3rd edition: Introduces a technique for developing critical thinking skills by interrogating paper abstracts Additional diagrams, exercises and concept explanations, enabling you to more easily understand and apply the various approaches A glossary, to help with understanding of key terms. Also new for this edition, a Companion Website provides additional resources to help you apply the critical techniques you learn. From templates and checklists, access to SAGE journal articles and additional case studies, these free resources will make sure you successfully master advanced critical skills. If you need to engage with published (or unpublished) literature such as essays, dissertations or theses, research papers or oral presentations, this proven guide helps you develop a reflective and advanced critical approach to your research and writing. The Student Success series are essential guides for students of all levels. From how to think critically and write great essays to planning your dream career, the Student Success series helps you study smarter and get the best from your time at university. Visit the SAGE Study Skills hub for tips and resources for study success! |
| claim in reading and writing: Developing Writers of Argument Michael W. Smith, Jon-Philip Imbrenda, 2017-12-22 Forming effective arguments is essential to students′ success in academics and in life. This book′s engaging lessons offer an innovative approach to teaching this critical and transferable skill. |
| claim in reading and writing: Writing for Engineering and Science Students Gerald Rau, 2019-08-01 Writing for Engineering and Science Students is a clear and practical guide for anyone undertaking either academic or technical writing. Drawing on the author’s extensive experience of teaching students from different fields and cultures, and designed to be accessible to both international students and native speakers of English, this book: Employs analyses of hundreds of articles from engineering and science journals to explore all the distinctive characteristics of a research paper, including organization, length and naming of sections, and location and purpose of citations and graphics; Guides the student through university-level writing and beyond, covering lab reports, research proposals, dissertations, poster presentations, industry reports, emails, and job applications; Explains what to consider before and after undertaking academic or technical writing, including focusing on differences between genres in goal, audience, and criteria for acceptance and rewriting; Features tasks, hints, and tips for teachers and students at the end of each chapter, as well as accompanying eResources offering additional exercises and answer keys. With metaphors and anecdotes from the author’s personal experience, as well as quotes from famous writers to make the text engaging and accessible, this book is essential reading for all students of science and engineering who are taking a course in writing or seeking a resource to aid their writing assignments. |
| claim in reading and writing: The Kite and the String Alice Mattison, 2016-08-16 A targeted and insightful guide to the stages of writing fiction and memoir without falling into common traps, while wisely navigating the writing life, from an award-winning author and longtime teacher “A book-length master class.” —The Atlantic Writing well does not result from following rules and instructions, but from a blend of spontaneity, judgment, and a wise attitude toward the work—neither despairing nor defensive, but clear-eyed, courageous, and discerning. Writers must learn to tolerate the early stages, the dreamlike and irrational states of mind, and then to move from jottings and ideas to a messy first draft, and onward into the work of revision. Understanding these stages is key. The Kite and the String urges writers to let playfulness and spontaneity breathe life into the work—letting the kite move with the winds of feeling—while still holding on to the string that will keep it from flying away. Alice Mattison attends also to the difficulties of protecting writing time, preserving solitude, finding trusted readers, and setting the right goals for publication. The only writing guide that takes up both the stages of creative work and developing effective attitudes while progressing through them, plus strategies for learning more about the craft, The Kite and the String responds to a pressing need for writing guidance at all levels. |
| claim in reading and writing: "They Say Gerald Graff, Cathy Birkenstein, 2016 THIS TITLE HAS BEEN UPDATED TO REFLECT THE 2016 MLA UPDATE. The New York Times best-selling book on academic writing--in use at more than 1,500 schools. |
| claim in reading and writing: Student Essentials: Critical Thinking Debra Hills, 2011-10-21 Student Essentials: Critical Thinking - in one hour helps you master the essentials of this core study skill in just 60 minutes. If you are studying for an undergraduate degree at university, critical thinking and analysis is imperative when studying and can often be the difference between an acceptable grade and a great grade. This book will help you develop the key essentials of this crucial skill in just one hour so you can successfully apply it to your studies straight away. Student Essentials: Critical Thinking - in one hour is packed full of jargon-free advice, step-be-step guidance and useful summaries to help you really get to grips with every element of critical thinking and analysis. Checklists and exercises ensure you tackle each stage of critical thinking head on and develop your skills from analysis and evaluation to constructing sound arguments and weighing up evidence. Learn the critical thinking essential toolkit quickly and apply it to all areas of your study, including: What is critical thinking? - the principles and essentials for study Analytical skills - improve your technique when reading and note taking Evaluating evidence - get to grips with arguments, counter claims and credibility Building arguments - using evidence, secondary resources and examples effectively Key tools - use the checklists and exercises to master every stage of critical thinking In just one hour develop your core critical thinking skills for study success and perform at your optimum with Trotman's Student Essentials series. Discover other titles in the series to help boost your study skills including: Student Essentials: Exam and Revision Strategies - in one hour Student Essentials: Essay Writing - in one hour Student Essentials: Study Skills - in one hour Student Essentials: Dissertation - in one hour |
| claim in reading and writing: Fox Ron Brooks, Margaret Wild, 2010-06-01 Dog and Magpie are friends, but when Fox comes into the bush, everything changes. This breathtaking story has won acclaim around the world: CBCA Picture Book of the Year; two Premiers' literary awards; honours in Germany, Brazil, Japan; a shortlisting for the prestigious Kate Greenaway Medal in the UK, and more. 'A publishing landmark.' Magpies 'Magnificent.' Reading Time 'a stunning book' Australian Bookseller and Publisher 'The images from this unsettling, provocative story will resonate long after the book has been closed.' Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) 'A strongly atmospheric psycho-fable--visually striking--an open-ended discussion starter.' Kirkus Reviews 'Fox is an archetypal drama about friendship, loyalty, risk and betrayal - a story that is as rich for adults as for older children.' Los Angeles Times |
| claim in reading and writing: Long Way Down Jason Reynolds, 2017-10-24 “An intense snapshot of the chain reaction caused by pulling a trigger.” —Booklist (starred review) “Astonishing.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “A tour de force.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) A Newbery Honor Book A Coretta Scott King Honor Book A Printz Honor Book A Time Best YA Book of All Time (2021) A Los Angeles Times Book Prize Winner for Young Adult Literature Longlisted for the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature Winner of the Walter Dean Myers Award An Edgar Award Winner for Best Young Adult Fiction Parents’ Choice Gold Award Winner An Entertainment Weekly Best YA Book of 2017 A Vulture Best YA Book of 2017 A Buzzfeed Best YA Book of 2017 An ode to Put the Damn Guns Down, this is New York Times bestselling author Jason Reynolds’s electrifying novel that takes place in sixty potent seconds—the time it takes a kid to decide whether or not he’s going to murder the guy who killed his brother. A cannon. A strap. A piece. A biscuit. A burner. A heater. A chopper. A gat. A hammer A tool for RULE Or, you can call it a gun. That’s what fifteen-year-old Will has shoved in the back waistband of his jeans. See, his brother Shawn was just murdered. And Will knows the rules. No crying. No snitching. Revenge. That’s where Will’s now heading, with that gun shoved in the back waistband of his jeans, the gun that was his brother’s gun. He gets on the elevator, seventh floor, stoked. He knows who he’s after. Or does he? As the elevator stops on the sixth floor, on comes Buck. Buck, Will finds out, is who gave Shawn the gun before Will took the gun. Buck tells Will to check that the gun is even loaded. And that’s when Will sees that one bullet is missing. And the only one who could have fired Shawn’s gun was Shawn. Huh. Will didn’t know that Shawn had ever actually USED his gun. Bigger huh. BUCK IS DEAD. But Buck’s in the elevator? Just as Will’s trying to think this through, the door to the next floor opens. A teenage girl gets on, waves away the smoke from Dead Buck’s cigarette. Will doesn’t know her, but she knew him. Knew. When they were eight. And stray bullets had cut through the playground, and Will had tried to cover her, but she was hit anyway, and so what she wants to know, on that fifth floor elevator stop, is, what if Will, Will with the gun shoved in the back waistband of his jeans, MISSES. And so it goes, the whole long way down, as the elevator stops on each floor, and at each stop someone connected to his brother gets on to give Will a piece to a bigger story than the one he thinks he knows. A story that might never know an END…if Will gets off that elevator. Told in short, fierce staccato narrative verse, Long Way Down is a fast and furious, dazzlingly brilliant look at teenage gun violence, as could only be told by Jason Reynolds. |
| claim in reading and writing: Opening Minds Peter Johnston, 2023-10-10 Introducing a spelling test to a student by saying, 'Let' s see how many words you know,' is different from saying, 'Let's see how many words you know already.' It is only one word, but the already suggests that any words the child knows are ahead of expectation and, most important, that there is nothing permanent about what is known and not known. Peter Johnston Grounded in research, Opening Minds: Using Language to Change Livesshows how words can shape students' learning, their sense of self, and their social, emotional and moral development. Make no mistake: words have the power to open minds – or close them. Following up his groundbreaking book, Choice Words, author Peter Johnston continues to demonstrate how the things teachers say (and don't say) have surprising consequences for the literate lives of students. In this new book, Johnston shows how the words teachers choose can affect the worlds students inhabit in the classroom. He explains how to engage children with more productive talk and how to create classrooms that support students' intellectual development, as well as their development as human beings. |
| claim in reading and writing: Though I Get Home YZ Chin, 2018-04-10 “A welcome read in American contemporary literature. Though I Get Home is an intimate and complex look into Malaysian culture and politics, and a reminder of the importance of art in the struggle for social justice.” —Ana Castillo, author of So Far from God and prize judge In these stories, characters navigate fate via deft sleights of hand: A grandfather gambles on the monsoon rains; a consort finds herself a new assignment; a religious man struggles to keep his demons at bay. Central to the book is Isabella Sin, a small-town girl—and frustrated writer—transformed into a prisoner of conscience in Malaysia’s most notorious detention camp. Winner of the Louise Meriwether First Book Prize, YZ Chin’s debut reexamines the relationship between the global and the intimate. Against a backdrop of globalization, individuals buck at what seems inevitable—seeking to stake out space for the inner motivations that shift, but still persist, in the face of changing and challenging circumstances. YZ Chin was born and raised in Taiping, Malaysia. She now lives in New York, working as a software engineer by day and a writer by night. |
| claim in reading and writing: Supporting Grade 5-8 Students in Constructing Explanations in Science Katherine L. McNeill, Joseph S. Krajcik, 2012 I would encourage others to use [this book] as a resource for a professional learning community or department discussion group and the like... absolutely I would recommend it---why? It is simply good for our students' developing understanding of science...---Pamela M. Pelletier, Senior Program Director, Science K-12, Boston Public Schools, Boston, Massachusetts -- |
| claim in reading and writing: Reconnecting Reading and Writing Alice S. Horning, Elizabeth W. Kraemer, 2013-09-06 Reconnecting Reading and Writing explores the ways in which reading can and should have a strong role in the teaching of writing in college. Reconnecting Reading and Writing draws on broad perspectives from history and international work to show how and why reading should be reunited with writing in college and high school classrooms. It presents an overview of relevant research on reading and how it can best be used to support and enhance writing instruction. |
| claim in reading and writing: Me Talk Pretty One Day David Sedaris, 2009-05-04 A new collection from David Sedaris is cause for jubilation. His recent move to Paris has inspired hilarious pieces, including Me Talk Pretty One Day, about his attempts to learn French. His family is another inspiration. You Cant Kill the Rooster is a portrait of his brother who talks incessant hip-hop slang to his bewildered father. And no one hones a finer fury in response to such modern annoyances as restaurant meals presented in ludicrous towers and cashiers with 6-inch fingernails. Compared by The New Yorker to Twain and Hawthorne, Sedaris has become one of our best-loved authors. Sedaris is an amazing reader whose appearances draw hundreds, and his performancesincluding a jaw-dropping impression of Billie Holiday singing I wish I were an Oscar Meyer weinerare unforgettable. Sedariss essays on living in Paris are some of the funniest hes ever written. At last, someone even meaner than the French! The sort of blithely sophisticated, loopy humour that might have resulted if Dorothy Parker and James Thurber had had a love child. Entertainment Weekly on Barrel Fever Sidesplitting Not one of the essays in this new collection failed to crack me up; frequently I was helpless. The New York Times Book Review on Naked |
| claim in reading and writing: Writing Spaces 1 Charles Lowe, Pavel Zemliansky, 2010-06-18 Volumes in Writing Spaces: Readings on Writing offer multiple perspectives on a wide-range of topics about writing, much like the model made famous by Wendy Bishop’s “The Subject Is . . .” series. In each chapter, authors present their unique views, insights, and strategies for writing by addressing the undergraduate reader directly. Drawing on their own experiences, these teachers-as-writers invite students to join in the larger conversation about developing nearly every aspect of craft of writing. Consequently, each essay functions as a standalone text that can easily complement other selected readings in writing or writing-intensive courses across the disciplines at any level. Topics in Volume 1 of the series include academic writing, how to interpret writing assignments, motives for writing, rhetorical analysis, revision, invention, writing centers, argumentation, narrative, reflective writing, Wikipedia, patchwriting, collaboration, and genres. |
| claim in reading and writing: Fact, Value, Policy A. Harris Fairbanks, 1994 Fact, Value, Policy is a reader/rhetoric designed for second semester freshman courses or more advanced courses on argumentation. It presents a theory of argument that distinguishes arguments of fact that depend on casual reasoning, and arguments of value that depend on analytical reasoning. Policy arguments are discussed as a special kind of claim that combines factual and evaluative issues. This coherent presentation of theory is coordinated with cross-curricular readings. |
| claim in reading and writing: Myth and History in the Book of Revelation John M. Court, 1979 |
| claim in reading and writing: Reading and Writing for Civic Literacy Donald Lazere, Anne-Marie Womack, 2020-10-07 This rhetoric-and-reader textbook teaches college students to develop critical reading, writing, and thinking skills for self-defense in the contentious arena of American civic rhetoric. This edition is substantially updated for an era of renewed tensions over race, gender, and economic inequality—all compounded by the escalating decibel level and polarization of public rhetoric. Readings include civil rights advocate Michelle Alexander on the new Jim Crow, recent reconsiderations of socialism versus capitalism, Naomi Wolf’s and Christine Hoff Sommers’ opposing views on the beauty myth, a section on the rhetoric of war, and debates on identity politics, abortion, and student debt. Designed for first-year or more advanced composition and critical thinking courses, the book trains students in a wealth of techniques to locate fallacies and other weaknesses in argumentation in their prose and the writings of others. Exercises also help students understand the ideological positions and rhetorical patterns that underlie opposing views, from Ann Coulter to Bernie Sanders. Widely debated issues of whether objectivity is possible and whether there is a liberal or conservative bias in news and entertainment media, as well as in education itself, are foregrounded as topics for rhetorical analysis. |
| claim in reading and writing: Those Naked Lies Shine SYAMALADEVI, 2019-10-27 A seductive woman in her early twenties and two men. Among them, they share a secret that can destroy the entire nation. Are they part of the conspiracy or are puppets in the hands of conspirators? Tipoff from a mole located in Balochistan sends tremors down Research and Analysis Wing, India's spy agency : India's Top-secret project TRIKA has been compromised. Agent Congo is alerted into action. And he decides to choose a path, unheard of, to resolve the conundrum. But, can he save the nation? What will happen to Project TRIKA? What will happen to the innocent souls, who are trapped in the whirlpool of lies? Those Naked Lies is a gripping fast-paced spy thriller with intricately woven layers of conspiracy, crime, suspense and mystery. |
| claim in reading and writing: Reading and Writing in Science Maria C. Grant, Douglas Fisher, Diane Lapp, 2015-01-21 Engage your students in scientific thinking across disciplines! Did you know that scientists spend more than half of their time reading and writing? Students who are science literate can analyze, present, and defend data – both orally and in writing. The updated edition of this bestseller offers strategies to link the new science standards with literacy expectations, and specific ideas you can put to work right away. Features include: A discussion of how to use science to develop essential 21st century skills Instructional routines that help students become better writers Useful strategies for using complex scientific texts in the classroom Tools to monitor student progress through formative assessment Tips for high-stakes test preparation |
| claim in reading and writing: What Do Fish Have to Do with Anything? Avi, 2016-02-09 Avi charts the turning points in seven young lives in this extraordinary collection of short stories. In the overlapping years when childhood and adolescence blend and shift like waves and sand, nothing is certain and everything is changing. Now award-winning author Avi creates seven astonishing portraits of life in the middle-school years. In these stories you will meet, among others, William, of What Do Fish Have to Do with Anything? who wonders why he shouldn't ask questions that have no answers. Is it because he might discover the truth? A minister's son, the baddest of the bad, is dared to be good in The Goodness of Matt Kaizer. And in the chilling tale, Pets, Eve is haunted by the ghosts of her cats. Always with a surprise built in, an angle unseen, these are stories that step just beyond the edge of the everyday. |
| claim in reading and writing: Critical Thinking, Reading, and Writing Sylvan Barnet, Hugo Bedau, 2013-08-23 PACKAGE THIS TITLE WITH OUR 2016 MLA SUPPLEMENT, Documenting Sources in MLA Style (package ISBN-13: 9781319084370). Get the most recent updates on MLA citation in a convenient, 40-page resource based on The MLA Handbook, 8th Edition, with plenty of models. Browse our catalog or contact your representative for a full listing of updated titles and packages, or to request a custom ISBN. Critical Thinking, Reading, and Writing is a compact but complete guide to critical thinking and argumentation. Comprising the text portion of the widely adopted Current Issues and Enduring Questions, it draws on the authors’ dual expertise in effective persuasive writing and comprehensive rhetorical strategies to help students move from critical thinking to argumentative and researched writing. This extraordinarily versatile text includes comprehensive coverage of classic and contemporary approaches to argument, from Aristotelian to Toulmin, to a new chapter on rhetorical analysis of pop culture texts, as well as 35 readings (including e-Pages that allow students to take advantage of working with multimodal arguments on the Web), and a casebook on the state and the individual. This affordable guide can stand alone or supplement a larger anthology of readings. |
| claim in reading and writing: Connecting Arithmetic to Algebra Susan Jo Russell, Deborah Schifter, Virginia Bastable, 2011 To truly engage in mathematics is to become curious and intrigued about regularities and patterns, then describe and explain them. A focus on the behavior of the operations allows students starting in the familiar territory of number and computation to progress to true engagement in the discipline of mathematics. -Susan Jo Russell, Deborah Schifter, and Virginia Bastable Algebra readiness: it's a topic of concern that seems to pervade every school district. How can we better prepare elementary students for algebra? More importantly, how can we help all children, not just those who excel in math, become ready for later instruction? The answer lies not in additional content, but in developing a way of thinking about the mathematics that underlies both arithmetic and algebra. Connecting Arithmetic to Algebra invites readers to learn about a crucial component of algebraic thinking: investigating the behavior of the operations. Nationally-known math educators Susan Jo Russell, Deborah Schifter, and Virginia Bastable and a group of collaborating teachers describe how elementary teachers can shape their instruction so that students learn to: *notice and describe consistencies across problems *articulate generalizations about the behavior of the operations *develop mathematical arguments based on representations to explain why such generalizations are or are not true. Through such work, students become familiar with properties and general rules that underlie computational strategies-including those that form the basis of strategies used in algebra-strengthening their understanding of grade-level content and at the same time preparing them for future studies. Each chapter is illustrated by lively episodes drawn from the classrooms of collaborating teachers in a wide range of settings. These provide examples of posing problems, engaging students in productive discussion, using representations to develop mathematical arguments, and supporting both students with a wide range of learning profiles. Staff Developers: Available online, the Course Facilitator's Guide provides math leaders with tools and resources for implementing a Connecting Arithmetic to Algebra workshop or preservice course. For information on the PD course offered through Mount Holyoke College, download the flyer. |
| claim in reading and writing: Thinking Tools for Young Readers and Writers Carol Booth Olson, Angie Balius, Emily McCourtney, Mary Widtmann, 2018 In her new book, bestselling author and professional developer Carol Booth Olson and colleagues show teachers how to help young readers and writers construct meaning from and with texts. This practical resource offers a rich array of research-based teaching strategies, activities, and extended lessons focused on the “thinking tools” employed by experienced readers and writers. It shows teachers how to draw on the natural connections between reading and writing, and how cognitive strategies can be embedded into the teaching of narrative, informational, and argumentative texts. Including artifacts and written work produced by students across the grade levels, the authors connect the cognitive and affective domains for full student engagement. “This book seamlessly bridges the gap from research to everyday practice.... You get an extremely well-organized set of overarching instructional principles that are right for our era and brought to life through well-explained instructional guides and classroom activities.” —From the Foreword by Judith Langer, University at Albany, SUNY “I have always admired Carol Booth Olson’s work with secondary students and teachers. She now applies those essential principles and practices to elementary and middle school students. Bravo!” —P. David Pearson, professor emeritus, University of California, Berkeley |
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| claim in reading and writing: Understanding Arguments Walter Sinnott-Armstrong, Robert J. Fogelin, 2010 Construct effective arguments with UNDERSTANDING ARGUMENTS: AN INTRODUCTION TO INFORMAL LOGIC, International Edition. Primarily an introduction to informal logic, this text provides a guide to understanding and constructing arguments in the context of academic studies and subsequent professional careers. Exercises, discussion questions, chapter objectives, and readings help clarify difficult concepts and make the material meaningful and useful. |
| claim in reading and writing: About Writing Robin Jeffrey, 2016 |
| claim in reading and writing: The Freedom to Read American Library Association, 1953 |
| claim in reading and writing: Biology Now Anne Houtman, Megan Scudellari, Cindy Malone, 2018-07 The perfect balance of science and storyBrief chapters are written like science news articles, combining compelling science with intriguing stories. The Second Edition features NEW stories on exciting topics such as CRISPR and the human microbiome, and expanded coverage of the course's most important content areas. Biology Now is written by an author team made up of a science writer and two experienced teachers. Expanded pedagogy in the book and online encourages students to think critically and engage with biology in the world around them. |
Quarter 2 Module 5: Formulating Claims of Fact, Policy and …
For a Writer: A claim is the central statement of a text where the writer tries to prove in the text by providing details, explanations and other types of evidence. Examples of claims: Characteristics
Content Literacy in Action Session 7 - Creating a Claim
Oct 26, 2022 · Display and discuss the definition of a claim: A claim is an argument you are making, as a writer, in response to a question, and it can be backed up with reasons and …
NOTES ON WRITING EFFECTIVE CLAIMS (Thesis Statements)
A claim is a generalization-an assertion about the text-requiring proof or further development. It combines topic with point of view. The claim presents the controlling idea of the paper. An …
READING. WRItING. clAIm. EVIDENCE. REASONING.
Use disciplinary language to make an argument that includes claims, evidence, and reasoning. Critique -3. Is Post-Apartheid South Africa living up to its promises? Interpretation -4. Why is …
ELA/L Assessment Claims and Evidence Statements
Sub Claim I.1: Reading Literature— Students demonstrate comprehension and draw evidence from readings of grade-level, complex literary text. Sub Claim I.2: Reading Informational …
Comprehension: Claim, Evidence, and Reading (Literary) …
Goal: Students read to stake a claim based on evidence, then collaborate to refine their claim. Passages: Select passages that include rich content and on the higher end of the qualitative …
Supplement2 Six Common Types of Claim - U-M LSA
The six most common types of claim are: fact, definition, value, cause, comparison, and policy. Being able to identify these types of claim in other people’s arguments can help students …
MAKING EVIDENCE-BASED CLAIMS
Making evidence-based claims about texts is a foundational literacy and critical thinking skill that lies at the heart of the CCSS. The skill consists of two parts. The first part is the ability to …
Reading and Writing Skills - DepEd Tambayan
May 27, 2020 · This module exposes students on how to develop their writing ability through determining textual evidence to validate assertions and counterclaims made about a text read. …
Grade: 3 Claim: Reading Literature: Students read and …
Claim: Reading Information: Students read and demonstrate comprehension of grade-level complex informational texts. Items designed to measure this claim may address the standards …
Backwards Planning for On-Demand Writing Assessments
Introduce claim(s) and organize the reasons and evidence clearly. Support claim(s) with clear reasons and relevant evidence, using credible sources and demonstrating an understanding of …
Making a Claim - PVCC
What is a claim? A claim is the main argument of an essay. It is the most important part of an academic paper. A claim defines the paper’s goals, direction, and scope. It is supported by …
ELA Math Science Social Studies - doe.louisiana.gov
Communicate the purpose of the support (Creating a Claim) to the students. Communicate the definition of a claim so that students know what the intended product should be. A claim is an …
ELA Claims and Evidence Distribution
Major Claim II: Writing—Students Informational Text, and Vocabulary Interpretation write effectively when using and Use and/or analyzing sources. Sub Claim I.1: Reading Literature— …
Reading and Writing Skills - DepEd Tambayan
counterclaims in response to claims made in a text read. To achieve these, you are expected to do tasks and activities independently which will help you master the above-mentioned …
Grade: 2 Claim: Reading Literature: Students read and …
Claim: Reading Information: Students read and demonstrate comprehension of grade-level complex informational texts. Items designed to measure this claim may address the standards …
WRITING Claim # 2 - Students can produce effective writing …
phase 1 involve speaking, listening, reading, and writing notes providing an opportunity for students to decide on a claim as well as explore supporting and opposing arguments (notes …
ELA Summative Assessment Blueprint - CT.gov
In the Connecticut version of the Smarter Balanced ELA Summative Assessments, content-specific claim scores are reported for Reading (Claim 1) and Listening (Claim 3). However, …
SO . . . WHAT ARE YOU SAYING HERE - Current Students
1. Your first sentence must contain your claim: the central idea of your paragraph. You must be able to prove your claim. 2. Your second sentence should fully explain your claim. Define …
Claims for the English Language Arts/Literacy Summative …
Claim #1 – Reading “Students can read closely and analytically to comprehend a range of increasingly complex literary and informational texts.” Claim #2 – Writing “Students can …
Quarter 2 Module 5: Formulating Claims of Fact, Policy …
For a Writer: A claim is the central statement of a text where the writer tries to prove in the text by providing details, explanations and other types of evidence. Examples of claims: Characteristics
Content Literacy in Action Session 7 - Creating a Claim
Oct 26, 2022 · Display and discuss the definition of a claim: A claim is an argument you are making, as a writer, in response to a question, and it can be backed up with reasons and …
NOTES ON WRITING EFFECTIVE CLAIMS (Thesis Statements)
A claim is a generalization-an assertion about the text-requiring proof or further development. It combines topic with point of view. The claim presents the controlling idea of the paper. An …
READING. WRItING. clAIm. EVIDENCE. REASONING.
Use disciplinary language to make an argument that includes claims, evidence, and reasoning. Critique -3. Is Post-Apartheid South Africa living up to its promises? Interpretation -4. Why is …
ELA/L Assessment Claims and Evidence Statements
Sub Claim I.1: Reading Literature— Students demonstrate comprehension and draw evidence from readings of grade-level, complex literary text. Sub Claim I.2: Reading Informational …
Comprehension: Claim, Evidence, and Reading (Literary) …
Goal: Students read to stake a claim based on evidence, then collaborate to refine their claim. Passages: Select passages that include rich content and on the higher end of the qualitative …
Supplement2 Six Common Types of Claim - U-M LSA
The six most common types of claim are: fact, definition, value, cause, comparison, and policy. Being able to identify these types of claim in other people’s arguments can help students …
MAKING EVIDENCE-BASED CLAIMS
Making evidence-based claims about texts is a foundational literacy and critical thinking skill that lies at the heart of the CCSS. The skill consists of two parts. The first part is the ability to …
Reading and Writing Skills - DepEd Tambayan
May 27, 2020 · This module exposes students on how to develop their writing ability through determining textual evidence to validate assertions and counterclaims made about a text read. …
Grade: 3 Claim: Reading Literature: Students read and …
Claim: Reading Information: Students read and demonstrate comprehension of grade-level complex informational texts. Items designed to measure this claim may address the standards …
Backwards Planning for On-Demand Writing Assessments
Introduce claim(s) and organize the reasons and evidence clearly. Support claim(s) with clear reasons and relevant evidence, using credible sources and demonstrating an understanding of …
Making a Claim - PVCC
What is a claim? A claim is the main argument of an essay. It is the most important part of an academic paper. A claim defines the paper’s goals, direction, and scope. It is supported by …
ELA Math Science Social Studies - doe.louisiana.gov
Communicate the purpose of the support (Creating a Claim) to the students. Communicate the definition of a claim so that students know what the intended product should be. A claim is an …
ELA Claims and Evidence Distribution
Major Claim II: Writing—Students Informational Text, and Vocabulary Interpretation write effectively when using and Use and/or analyzing sources. Sub Claim I.1: Reading Literature— …
Reading and Writing Skills - DepEd Tambayan
counterclaims in response to claims made in a text read. To achieve these, you are expected to do tasks and activities independently which will help you master the above-mentioned …
Grade: 2 Claim: Reading Literature: Students read and …
Claim: Reading Information: Students read and demonstrate comprehension of grade-level complex informational texts. Items designed to measure this claim may address the standards …
WRITING Claim # 2 - Students can produce effective writing …
phase 1 involve speaking, listening, reading, and writing notes providing an opportunity for students to decide on a claim as well as explore supporting and opposing arguments (notes …
ELA Summative Assessment Blueprint - CT.gov
In the Connecticut version of the Smarter Balanced ELA Summative Assessments, content-specific claim scores are reported for Reading (Claim 1) and Listening (Claim 3). However, …
