A central idea in Eugene Lindens article is that animals have high mental abilities to reason and be skillful thinkers State an anecdote in the article that best supports this central idea Be sure to use a specific example ID: 761750
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A central idea in Eugene Linden’s article is that animals have high mental abilities to reason and be skillful thinkers:State an anecdote in the article that best supports this central idea . Be sure to use a specific example. Do Now: After Reading 9/ 22/2014
Can Animals Think?Eugene Linden
What topics would you like to cover in an argument? Please make a list of at least ten topics.Do Now!
Writers structure the ideas to convince a reader of a claim.Your JOB: First – read through the entire argument to understand the matter being discussedThen, identify the CLAIM: what the author is trying to prove Argument
The author’s claim / opinion is stated as a generalization:A broad statement that covers many situations. Arguments
Writers need to capture your imagination from the very start. The following are ways that writers grab your attention:Hook
An anecdote is a short story. It can be a story about your own experience or someone else’s experience. Use an anecdote to make a point.Anecdote
A quote, or quotation, is a passage that you use in your own writing that was originally written or spoken by someone else. You indicate a quote by putting quotation marks around it and acknowledging its source. Quote
A surprising fact is an interesting piece of information that your readers aren’t likely to know. It’s a statement that will make your readers say, “Really?” Example: The rate of crashes for 16-year-old drivers is almost 10 times the rate for older drivers. Surprising Fact
A rhetorical question is a statement in the form of a question. You ask a rhetorical question to make a point, not to get an answer. Rhetorical Question
Identify the supportWhat type of proof is the author offering to the readers? Logical appeals?Emotional Appeals? Arguments
Emotional Appeals: to feel something like outrage for a victim…Loaded Words and Phrases“Patriotic duty” or “Equitable Justice” “Freedom”Anecdotes Brief stories to illustrate the author’s point, often to grab our heart Emotional Appeals
Logical Appealsreasons why the author holds an opinion, a statementOffers evidence to back up the statements Facts Statistics Examples Quotations from experts Logical Appeals
Gives a chance to respond to a reader’s objections before the reader has finished the reading.Makes a writer sound like a person who has considered both sides of an argument. Counter Arguments
Writers will put together all the information presented to make their final point. Ask yourself: Does this series of statements designed to convince you actually work? Are you convinced? Conclusion
Tangible: adj. able to be touched physically Intangible : adj. incapable of being perceived by the senses especially the sense of touch Beguile : attract ; cause to be enamored Awry : adv. Twisted or turned to the side Aspirate : verb to draw in air, breathe, inhale Vocabulary for “Can Animals Think?”
Write the left hand column for yesterday’s notes.Add the summary sectionWrite an entry in Do Now section with today’s date and “Cornell Notes” Do Now
Be sure you include the main idea and only the key points. Write it on the front sheet under your prior learning ideas. Create a two sentence summary of the article.