Josh's Claim Analysis

Introduction – 45 to 60 seconds
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Josh wants to ruffle a little feathers during his next presentation so he has selected a topic that is controversial.
He wants to talk about how technology is a great distraction for many teenagers. He began his presentation by telling a story.
His story is about a group of friends hanging out at the ice cream shop in the year 1985, before cell phone usage was widely popular.
These friends ordered their sundaes, sat that the table, and began talking to one another about the week’s events.
Josh then told the same story, but changed the year to the current year. In the modern version of the story, the communication style changed.
Instead of sitting down to talk to one another, the group of friends sat

He is using statistics and other factual evidence to support his claim.
Josh is hoping that his audience will recognize the value of old fashioned communication.

Build on Introduction – 25 to 35 seconds
As Josh developed his topic, he needed to include reason why he believe the claim is true.
He did this by explaining how people spend extraordinary amounts of time on their cell phones when they are supposed to be conversing with someone.
He used several personal examples, and some factual information based on research that was conducted.
Even though the topic wasn’t popular, the reasons he provided explained and validated his

Afterwards she looked for any reasoning the author used to explain the claim.
Amanda underlined the explanations that the author provided to support the claim just before her time expired.

Remediation for Clip C – 25 to 35 seconds
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James wants to be a lawyer when he grows up. His favorite essay to write is an argumentative essay because it makes him feel like a lawyer fighting for a cause.
For his current argumentative essay he is advocating for all parents to pay their children a curfew, regardless of whether or not they do chores.
He has listed some facts based on research that he has completed. His facts provide the evidence to validate his claim.
James knows that his argument will be a hard sell, but he is prepared to defend it to his audience.

Remediation for Clip D – 25 to 35 seconds
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Jana knows her claim isn’t valid so she will be spending the afternoon fixing her paper.
She has her sister Margie to thank for catching her error. Margie proofread her rough draft for her.
When Margie read her claim, she was expecting it to be followed by information that would help validate