Warm-up: List these kinds of evidence, and then choose 2 kinds of evidence and explain how an author might use them to support a claim in an argumentative essay.
-facts/statistics -needed definitions
-anecdotes -counterargument
-compare/contrast -cause and effect
-examples -appeals to authority
-appeals to emotion -quotations
-draw analogies -allude to history, religion, lit
-argue from precedent
Classwork: Read "Letter from Birmingham" ; mark different kinds of evidence with sticky notes
Homework: Independent reading
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