THIS PACKET IS GOING TO TEACH YOU ALL ABOUT CLAIM-EVIDENCE-WARRANT.

YOU

WILL GO THROUGH EACH STEP AT YOUR OWN PACE AND GET STEPS SIGNED OFF BY

YOUR TEACHER! READ THE DIRECTIONS CAREFULLY!

STEP 1: CLAIMS

Definition: A CLAIM is the topic sentence or main idea of your paragraph. It tells your reader what your

paragraph will be about! It should be one sentence long.

For each group below, write a CLAIM that is broad enough to summarize or encompass all of the other

sentences.

When winter is around there so many things you can do that you might enjoy.
1. ______________________________________________________________________________________

Evidence 1: Over Winter Break, students have time to bond with their families.

Evidence 2: There are lots of winter activities to enjoy such as skiing, building snowmen, and ice skating.

Evidence 3: A chilly day is a perfect time to enjoy a toasty cup of hot chocolate.

Once your a teenagers you are put under a lot of stress.

2. ______________________________________________________________________________________

Evidence 1: The need to earn high grades puts tremendous amounts of pressure on them.

Evidence 2: Meeting the demands of parents is another source of concern.

Evidence 3: There are also social stressors such as being part of a group and entering the dating scene to

consider.

There are many reasons why you don't have to drive a car all the time.
3. ______________________________________________________________________________________

Evidence 1: No matter where a person is travelling to, there is always a CTA bus or train going that direction.

Evidence 2: Driving comes with hidden costs like gasoline, insurance, maintenance, and repairs.

Evidence 3: Finding parking can be a nightmare at night or on the weekends.

Get a teacher to sign off that you have successfully completed Step 1: ______________________

STEP 2: TRANSITIONS AND LEAD-INS

TRANSITIONS

- You need to use a transition before introducing each piece of evidence.

- Some examples of transitions to use are: For example, In fact, One reason, Another reason, In addition,

Furthermore, Also, Additionally, Lastly, Finally, etc.

- Here are two more transition words I just researched and could use in my writing:

1) 2)

LEAD-IN PHRASES

- A lead-in is where you provide the context of the quote (who is speaking and in what situation?). It sets up the

quote.

- Here are your sample lead-in phrases

Pick one thing from this column Add one thing from this column

it says

the author writes

__________ (characters name) explains

__________ (authors name) remarks

the text observes

in the story/ article/ poem/ essay adds

at the beginning/middle/end
informs readers that

argues to readers that

claims

states

comments

thinks

tells readers

Write 3 complete lead-in phrases

The text states

1. ______________________________________________________________________________________

2. ______________________________________________________________________________________
The author says

In the story informs reader that

3. ______________________________________________________________________________________

Get a teacher to sign off that you have successfully completed Step 2: ______________________

STEP 3: EVIDENCE

Definition: This is the information/reasons that supports your claim. Evidence can take many different forms

like statistics, examples, quotes, etc. Just remember to give credit to your source!

Fill in the blanks below to say which means paraphrasing and which means quoting.

Paraphrasing
a) _____________________= changing the text to be in your own words; you do not take the evidence in

the text and write it word for word.

Quoting
b) _____________________= using quotation marks when you are pulling evidence directly from the

text, word for word.

Here are FORMULAS you can use to cite evidence:

Quoting a Complete Sentence: ________________, ___________________, Quotey quote (Last Name #).

(transition word) + (lead-in phrase) (capital letter)

Quoting an Incomplete Sentence: ________________, ___________________, quotey quote (Last Name #).

(transition word) + (lead-in phrase) (NO capital letter)

Paraphrasing: ________________, ___________________, paraphrased stuff (Last Name #).

(transition word) + (lead-in phrase)

Source Material:

More American students are graduating from high school than ever before, according to new data from

the Department of Education. The national graduation rate hit a record high of 81 percent in the 2012-13

school year, the data show.

Use some of the quote above and rewrite it using the three different formulas above. Use different

transitions and lead-ins each time!

1. Quoting a Complete Sentence:

In the text it says, "More American students are graduating from high school than ever

before, according to new data from the Department of Education."

2. Quoting an Incomplete Sentence:

In the text It says, "more American students are graduating from high school than ever

before, according to new data from the Department of Education."

3. Paraphrasing.

In the text it says, "According to the data students are graduating from high school more"( ).

Get a teacher to sign off that you have successfully completed Step 3: ______________________

STEP 4: WARRANT

Definition: The warrant is the part of your paragraph that relates your evidence back to the claim. This piece

demonstrates how your evidence supports your claim. It should be stated entirely in your own words.

Evidence
a) Remember, when writing a warrant, you explain how your _______________ supports your claim.

b) For the claim and evidence below, write a warrant.

1. Teenage drivers pay more for car insurance than any other group of drivers. One reason

insurance companies give to explain the high charges is the fact that, 34% of teens admit to

texting while driving (Husseini 2).

This shows why insurance Cost more for young drivers. They are looking out
___________________________________________________________________________________

for driving consequences that happen usually by teenagers.

___________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________

2. Some schools have a graduation requirement of completing 24 hours of community service to

teach students the lifelong importance of volunteering. The London School of Economics found

that the more people volunteered, the happier they were: the odds of being very happy rose

12% for people who volunteer monthly (Harper 16).

This explains why volunteering is a requirement to some school to graduate. It
__________________________________________________________________________________
makes students lives happier and better.
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
c) How confident are you with writing a warrant (1= makes you cry 10= you own this!)?

_____/ 10

Get a teacher to sign off that you have successfully completed Step 4: ______________________

STEP 5: CONCLUDING SENTENCE

Definition: At the end of the paragraph, this part wraps up the body paragraph. It can summarize the claims you
made, reconnect to the thesis, and transition to the next body paragraph

In your own words: what does a good concluding sentence need to do? If you dont know what makes a
good conclusion, do some research on it!
Returning___________________________________________________________________________________
to the themes in the introduction, Synthesize don't summarize the main points, should
have a transition word, and you can propose a course of action or point out the boarder
___________________________________________________________________________________
implications.

Get a teacher to sign off that you have successfully completed Step 5: ______________________
STEP 6: IDENTIFYING PARTS OF A BODY PARAGRAPH

Read the paragraph below and highlight each sentence.

- Where you see a claim highlight it in red.
- Using blue, highlight the transition and/or lead-in phrase.
- Highlight the evidence (quotes or paraphrases) in green.
- Where you see a warrant, highlight it in yellow.
- Where you see a concluding sentence, highlight it in gray.

Internet trolls are becoming a widespread issue with serious consequences. To begin with, according to

experts, a troll is a person who spreads negative feelings by starting arguments or upsetting people, by

posting inflammatory or offensive messages in an online community for their own amusement (Stein 28).

The fact that people waste their time trying to upset other people is pretty disturbing. The whole point of an

online community is that it is a place to share ideas, not scare people away because of negativity.

Additionally, the article states, A Pew Research Center survey published two years ago found that 70% of

18-24 year-olds had experienced harassment, and 26% of women that age said they had been stalked

online (Stein 28). These numbers show that internet trolling is extremely common. And the high number

of stalking incidents show that the problem is very serious and not just some harmless fun. In fact, even

celebrities, like Leslie Jones from Ghostbusters have reported incidents involving personal insults, racial

slurs, and even threats of rape and murder (Stein 29). Some people say that internet trolling is just meant to

be funny and that people are too sensitive. However, I dont think anyone would be laughing if their email

inbox or twitter account was filled with those kinds of messages. Lastly, there is not a lot being done to stop

trolling: many victims are finding laws insufficient and local police untrained (Stein 31). Police and other

authority figures may not be trained to know how to handle online harassment. Even worse, unless

someones life is clearly in danger, social media companies dont usually get involved. Unfortunately,

trolling is a problem that is only going to continue and the internet community is going to need to come up

with better ways to control it before all sense of community is lost.

Get a teacher to sign off that you have successfully completed Step 6: ______________________
STEP 7: PRACTICE BRAINSTORMING A CEW PARAGRAPH
Directions: Use the color-coded web to brainstorm your first CEW paragraph. Chose one of the topics
below:
1) My Favorite Hobby
2) My Favorite Person
3) My Favorite Holiday

CLAIM EVIDENCE WARRANT

Years pass by and U.S.

Is supposedly making the
health care system better
but really they are not.
They should start to get it
together and actually fix
it's spending far more
The U.S. Is losing
per capita ($8,508) on
health care than thousands of dollars
all cause of the health
Norway ($5,669), which
has the second most care system not
being eective to the
expensive system.

the problem so they stop

people in the U.S.
wasting a lot of money.

The U.S. health care U.S. Should catch

the patients perspective,
system is being very up to financial
and based on outcome
expensive and it's not incentives to
indicators, the performance
very eective but it improve health
of American health care is
can be stopped by information
severely lacking.

catching up to systems
financial incentives.

If the U.S. Catches

up to financial
incentives the it will
help to motivate
If the government actions to improve
start to set government can set standards, the health care
standards it could provide exact penalties for poor system if there a
help to improve the performance processional monetary benefit
health care for organizations that represent
people in U.S. various parts of the medical
system.

Get a teacher to sign off that you have successfully completed Step 7: ______________________
STEP 8: PRACTICE WRITING A CEW PARAGRAPH
Claim:

The U.S. health care system is being very expensive and it's not very eective but it
can be stopped by catching up to financial incentives.

Evidence 1:
DONT FORGET TO USE THE EVIDENCE FORMULAS!
To begin with, in the article states, "U.S. is spending far more per capita ($8,508) on health care
than Norway ($5,669), which has the second most expensive system"( Lenny Bernstein).

Warrant 1:
AIM FOR 2+ SENTENCES
The U.S. is losing thousands of dollars all cause of the health care system not being eective
to the people in the United States. The U.S. should actually work on this problem so they stop
losing so much money.
Evidence 2:
DONT FORGET TO USE THE EVIDENCE FORMULAS!
In addition, Lenny Bernstein claims, "Survey findings indicate that from the patients
perspective, and based on outcome indicators, the performance of American health care is
severely lacking"( Lenny Bernstein).

Warrant 2:
AIM FOR 2+ SENTENCES
Years pass by and the U.S. is supposedly making the health care system better but really they
are not. They should start to get it together and actually fix the problem so they stop wasting a
lot of money and so that they don't have to deal with this problem anymore.

Evidence 3:
DONT FORGET TO USE THE EVIDENCE FORMULAS!
Furthermore, in the article it informs readers that, "Government can set standards, provide
incentives and exact penalties for poor performance, professional organizations that represent
various parts of the medical system must get behind the eort to force changes, and many
have"( Lenny Bernstein).

Warrant 3:
AIM FOR 2+ SENTENCES
If the government start to set standards it could help to improve the health care for people in
United States. Catching up to financial incentives could help to motivate actions to improve
the health care system of the U.S.

Concluding Sentence:
Generally speaking, if the government starts to take action to improve the health care
system it will help the United States to stop losing money that could be useful for other
reasons and it will help the people who need the health care that are living in the U.S.
Now COPY and PASTE the sentences into ONE COMPLETE body paragraph:

The U.S. health care system is being very expensive and it's not very eective but it can
be stopped by catching up to financial incentives. To begin with, in the article states,
"U.S. is spending far more per capita ($8,508) on health care than Norway ($5,669), which has
the second most expensive system"( Lenny Bernstein). The U.S. is losing thousands of
dollars all cause of the health care system not being eective to the people in the
United States. The U.S. should actually work on this problem so they stop losing so
much money. In addition, Lenny Bernstein claims, "Survey findings indicate that from
the patients perspective, and based on outcome indicators, the performance of
American health care is severely lacking"( Lenny Bernstein). Years pass by and the U.S.
is supposedly making the health care system better but really they are not. They should
start to get it together and actually fix the problem so they stop wasting a lot of money
and so that they don't have to deal with this problem anymore. Furthermore, in the
article it informs readers that, "Government can set standards, provide incentives and
exact penalties for poor performance, professional organizations that represent various
parts of the medical system must get behind the eort to force changes, and many
have"( Lenny Bernstein). If the government start to set standards it could help to
improve the health care for people in United States. Catching up to financial incentives
could help to motivate actions to improve the health care system of the U.S. Generally
speaking, if the government starts to take action to improve the health care system it
will help the United States to stop losing money that could be useful for other reasons
and it will help the people who need the health care that are living in the U.S.

Get a teacher to sign off that you have successfully completed Step 8: ______________________