Making a Claim Worksheet
Before beginning research, you should have a thesis or research question suitable for a long argument essay. The following process will help you narrow the focus of your topic into a question and working thesis suitable for argument.
1. What
is your general topic of interest? (ex: Bananas):
2. Narrow
that into a Specific Focus. (ex: Banana Plantations)
3. Develop
a Research Question (what do you want to know?). Must be arguable,
researchable.
a.
(ex: What are the
best practices for banana plantations in Haiti?)
4. State
your thesis and controlling ideas. After some preliminary reading or
brainstorming what is your working thesis?
a. (ex: In Haiti, best practices for managing a
banana plantation focus on proper fertilizing, crop rotation, and harvesting.
b. Controlling
ideas: crop fertilizing, crop rotation, and harvesting methods
5.
What types of evidence would be appropriate for your research and credible
to support your claim?
a.
Identify sources that might contain information? Ex:
agriculture practices in the tropics?
Journals on agriculture methods?
b.
Identify some popular web-based sources appropriate, available,
etc.
c.
What types of rebuttals or arguments oppose your point
of view? (refutation)
6.
Post the
completed form in the D2l drop box by the due date.
1.
Lightbulb invention
2.
Who should be credited for the invention? (Idea or Final product)
3.
What factors contribute to recognition of the invention?
4. a. The lightbulb idea had many takers and many
improvements added one after another. However, should we give the credit to
those who made it happen or the one with the bright idea? When it is broken
down, Thomas Edison invented the infamous lightbulb.? Innovations
from previous lightbulb inventions/ideas, accessibility to more money for
better supply, help from a team of experts; are all key factors whether the
inventors really deserve recognition.
4.b. Innovations from previous
lightbulb inventions/ideas, accessibility to more money for better supply, help
from a team of experts
5. a. scientists, theorists,
articles, and textbooks
b. People
who believe the idea is the invention, People who believe that previous inventors
would’ve been successful if they had all the accessibilities Thomas Edison had.
c. https://www.livescience.com/43424-who-invented-the-light-bulb.html
https://www.history.com/topics/inventions/ask-history-who-really-invented-the-light-bulb-video
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