Claims in “The Crisis, No. 1”
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Read the Crisis No. 1. For each paragraph, determine the claims made and list
them in the box. Identify the major claim and record the 2-3 quotations that BEST
support the major claim.
PARAGRAPH #1
Focus Claim: Choose ONE claim from your brainstormed list on which to focus. Write your claim here:
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Textual Evidence: Record 2-3 (Quotations) which support the claim. Include the page number(s) for
each quotation:
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PARAGRAPH #2
Focus Claim: Choose ONE claim from your brainstormed list on which to focus. Write your claim here:
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Textual Evidence: Record 2-3 (Quotations) which support the claim. Include the page number(s) for
each quotation:
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PARAGRAPH #3
Focus Claim: Choose ONE claim from your brainstormed list on which to focus. Write your claim here:
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Textual Evidence: Record 2-3 (Quotations) which support the claim. Include the page number(s) for
each quotation:
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PARAGRAPH #4
Focus Claim: Choose ONE claim from your brainstormed list on which to focus. Write your claim here:
Focus Claim: Choose ONE claim from your brainstormed list on which to focus. Write your claim here:
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Textual Evidence: Record 2-3 (Quotations) which support the claim. Include the page number(s) for
each quotation:
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PARAGRAPH #5
Focus Claim: Choose ONE claim from your brainstormed list on which to focus. Write your claim here:
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Textual Evidence: Record 2-3 (Quotations) which support the claim. Include the page number(s) for
each quotation:
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