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Writing a Summary
Terminology
English 10
What’s an author’s
claim?
• In your notes, define claim in your own words.
• Compare your definition with your neighbor’s.
Claim
1. A statement an author makes about how things are
and/or should be.
2. Can be stated or implied but is always related to a
topic/issue.
3. Is supported by evidence.
4. Claims take place in context (historical, societal, or
political event) and are grounded on certain
beliefs and assumptions
5. Claims have purpose – to inquire, to convince or
persuade, to negotiate, etc.
Evidence
• Evidence comes in various forms:
• research, statistics, examples, personal experiences,
anecdotes, and expert opinions
Purpose of Evidence
• Evidence is used to support an author’s claim.
• Authors commonly use evidence to support, illustrate,
test, refine, or extend a claim. A claim must be
supported in order to persuade the reader that the
author’s claim is valid.
• An author must choose the kind of evidence which
will best support the claim by asking:
• Which evidence will be most convincing?
• To whom will this evidence appeal?
• Who would accept/believe it?
Evidence Quiz
1. If you were trying to persuade people to gather in
support of Cancer survivors, what type of evidence
would be more effective?
a) Personal experience
b) Expert opinion
c) Statistics
d) Research
Evidence Quiz
Continued
2. If you were trying to convince the President of the
United States to deliver a speech on your campus on
the high academic achievement of the student body,
what evidence would best support your claim?
a) a personal experience of your successful 10th grade year
b) an anecdote of a friend who transferred into AP classes
c) data of school-wide improved test scores
d) expert commentary from your teachers
Purpose
• The author’s Purpose is what the author is trying to
persuade the reader to believe and/or do.
Purpose Continued
Possible purposes:
a) to persuade
b) to inform
c) to entertain
d) to describe
What’s the purpose?
me an my moms r
goin 2 da store 2
night so i cant
come ovr. i am
gonna get those
new nikes tho!
What’s the purpose?
r u watchin
amer idol?
there is this
dude on there
an he is crzy!
lol!
What’s the purpose?
u have to go 2
homecoming or
u will b sad
when evry1 is
talking bout it
da next day.
dont b silly.
What’s the purpose?
me & raymond are
drivin down brdway
and just saw this man
get pulled ovr. he
looked like he was
yellin at the police
officer. ray wuz lookin
so hard he almst hit da
car n front of us!
What’s the purpose?
did u hear
michelle and
david broke
up? idk y but
she is so mad.
What’s the purpose?
i promise i didnt
tell no1 wat u
told me. y wood i
do that? besides i
didnt c jenny last
wk an she is da 1
tellin evry1.
Tone
• The author’s Tone is the attitude the author has
toward the topic/issue.
• Tone tends to be positive or negative
• Word choice (diction) will always help you determine
author’s tone
• Tone is not explained or expressed directly
Example: An author upset about the BP oil spill will write
in an aggressive tone.
Tone Example
• Try saying, “Come here, Pedro,” using the following
tones:
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Commanding/bossy
Secretive
Loving
Angry
Excited
Playful
Audience
• The intended audience is who the author
hopes to reach with his/her writing.
• The author’s purpose and author’s tone are designed for a
specific audience.
Writing Task
• Take out another blank sheet of paper and fold it in half.
• Think of the most fun you’ve ever had with one of your friends.
• Write about a time when you have had the most fun you’ve ever had
with one of your friends. Write as if you were describing this to
another peer (someone your own age). Be sure to think about your
intended TONE, PURPOSE, and your AUDIENCE, and how you’ll reflect
that in your writing. (Your response must be at least a ½ page.)
• NEXT, on the bottom half, write about that same experience, but this
time write as if you were describing this to your PARENT, GUARDIAN,
or ANOTHER ADULT. Be sure to think about the different ways that you
can change what you’ve already written to REFLECT A DIFFERENT
TONE, PURPOSE, AND AUDIENCE. (Your response must be at least a ½
page.)
Genre
• Genre is a particular type of art, writing, music etc., which
has certain features that all examples of this type share.
Writing
• Expository
• Narrative
• Persuasive
Movies
• Comedy
• Horror
• Mystery
Music
• Rock
• Rap
• Country