Making claims, taking notes, etc.-----PLEASE STAY WITH ME.

So today we will be focusing on finishing your notes and making YOUR CLAIM. Yours will be an answer to the question after you have finished your research

First, let's reread about what a claim is and how to make one--
*Click on the link here for more information on making claims and what they are: claim worksheet

Here is a link to the research paper assignment sheet: Click here

Sample Claims: (yes you may use one if you like)
The most effective way for (developing) nations to become more prosperous is________

• by investing in human capital, providing quality education and technology to all citizens, regardless of gender or race. 
• by providing a quality education for all and increasing technology for each and every citizen.
• by increasing equality for men and women and all races and religions.
• by making sure it is keeping up with the rest of the world as far as technology and education.
• to learn from the past to have a better future.
• to make sure the nation is doing all it can to provide quality health care, education, and technology to its citizens.

Next, we will be take source notes that support OUR OWN INDIVIDUAL CLAIMS:  Click here for source worksheet if you need more

I will do SOME OF the notes for Guns, Germs and Steel with you. Below is an example from last year.

The last step is to fill in your claim and highlight or star the notes that work.

Tomorrow, you will also get ANOTHER SHEET and fill in the sources that you want to use from your articles, fill in the claim, and write down the notes you want to use in the evidence column.

We will work on the "Reasoning" in the next step.---but it is basically the "Explain" step from RACE or TREEES---How does it connect to your claim.