L6

• Reasoning


  The act of giving statements for justification and explanation. The ability to defend something by giving out reasons.
• Critical Reading as Reasoning

  A more active way of reading. A deeper and more complex engagement with a text.
• Assertion


  A stylistic approach or technique involving a strong declaration, a forceful or confident and positive statement regarding a belief or a fact. Often, it is without proof or any support.
• Types of Assertion


  • Fact
  • Opinion
  • Convention
  • Preference
• Directions: Identify the type of assertion in each statement. (FACT, CONVENTION, OPINION, And PREFERENCE). Write your answer on a ½ sheet of paper
• Counterclaim


  A statement that contradicts the claim. They provide a contrasting perspective to the main argument and made to rebut a previous claim.
• Steps in Writing a Counterclaim

  1. Ways to begin counterclaim paragraphs

  2. Ways to transition from the opposite side back to your opinion

  3. Write a counterclaim
• Determines Textual Evidence to Validate Assertions and Counterclaims Made about a Text Read

  1. First, state your idea about the text.

  2. To determine evidence from the text, look for clues and keywords that support your idea about the text.

  3. Quote or paraphrase the part of the text that helped you come up with your idea.

  4. Use quotation marks to quote a part of the text. If it is from a number at the end of your sentence.

  5. Lastly, express how the quote supports your ideas.
• Types of Textual Evidence

  • Summarizing
  • Quoting
  • Referencing
  • Paraphrasing