Homework: Claim + Reasons Worksheet
Part of the organizing and drafting process for essay writing is to have a clear structure in mind for your paper. This often happens with outlining or mapping out ideas. This homework is designed to help guide the structuring and drafting of your essay. This helps ensure that you have included key components of the paper, such as your claim/thesis statement, and that those have been developed with clear and logical reasons.
Racial Bias against African Americans in Healthcare
Type your responses directly on this file, ensuring that you are writing in complete sentences and fully covering each point. Save the file, and then submit it for this week's homework.
Step I: Draft a current claim (thesis) statement.
Step II: Check your claim statement. Is it arguable? That is, will there be people who disagree with it or pose an alternative position to it?
Step III: Ask yourself "how" or "why" your claim is true. Using because statements, list three reasons to support your claim statement draft:
i. Because
ii. Because
iii. Because
Step IV: How will you support your "because" statements? What information/evidence will you need to prove or explain?
i. Support for Because statement #1
ii. Support for Because statement #2
iii. Support for Because statement #3
Step V: In what ways might skeptics object to your reason? What are their worries or concerns or reasons why they are opposed to your position?
How will you refute or concede to this information?
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
i) The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
ii) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
iii) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.