THE
REVIEW
YES, THE BIG ONE. PAY ATTENTION, TAKE
NOTES, CONQUER THE WORLD. LIKE
NAPOLEON, ONLY MORE SUCCESSFUL.
HERE’S WHAT YOU
NEED TO KNOW
1. CDW
2. Introductions
3. Thesis statements
4. Conclusions
 From now on, all three of these must, MUST, MUST, be
in your responses. Not done. No credit.
5. MLA
6. Your last name. Thank you Carrie Underwood.
CCDW: CLAIM, CONTEXT,
DATA, WARRANT.
Claim: What are you trying to prove. Arguable. This is the
“what you are going to be talking about sentence.” If it isn’t
arguable, it’s not a claim, it’s a fact. And then I get bored right
off. Don’t do this.
Context: Where the heck is this data from? This is where you
tell me, as the reader, where you pulled this information from.
Is this something you pulled off yahoo answers?
 This is also called a signal phrase. Such as: In
Shakespeare’s Macbeth, Shakespeare discusses the frailty of
human existence by…
(Here there is a claim and a signal phrase. This is good, this
is nice, you should do this more often.)
DON’T BE THIS PERSON.
Claim: Butterflies in your stomach is not a fun feeling.
Context: ?
Data: This happens because you eat caterpillars.
Warrant: When caterpillars are not happy, you’re not happy.
Or when your crush walks by, the caterpillars turn into
butterflies.
Context is
important. For
all I know you
got your
information
from this guy.
CCDW CONTINUED
Data: This is the evidence. Or the examples. Basically this is
what I call the proof.
It is once thing to say dolphins are nice. (Claim) It is another
thing to show evidence or proof that dolphins attack people
per year, less than dogs do. I need this concrete information
in order to believe you. No concrete proof, no evidence, than
everything you tell me is circumstantial.
WARRANTS
Warrants: “Why do I care”, or “so what” or “this data proves
that”. Basically warrants tell me why I should care about your
claim and your data. It connects the two.
Let’s go back to dolphins. A warrant would be: Because
dolphins attack less people per year than dogs, everyone should
own a dolphin as a pet.
 See this part tells me why I care. See, everyone should have a
dolphin for a pet. I want one for Christmas. Extra credit for
the student who buys me a pet dolphin.
Oh, and one more thing: These are your most important part.
And you must have 3 warrants per piece of data.
INTRODUCTIONS.
They say first impressions make lasting impressions. This is
true in writing. Don’t bore me in the first paragraph by telling
me what Webster said, or some lame quote that you found off
Pinterest, or writing me a weird hypothetical question (that I
would never ask myself). You are smarter than that. Here is
what you can do to hook your reader:
• Anecdote
• Shocking Statistic
• Define your terms
• Use an analogy
• Etc.
• BASICALLY IDENTIFY YOUR THEME AND REEL YOUR
AUDIENCE IN.
THESIS STATEMENTS
Thesis statements answer the following question: “What is
this paper about?”
But don’t write: This paper is about blah blah and blah. I will
turn into the Wicked Witch of the West and melt if you do
that.
Instead follow the template on the next slide.
TOPIC + OPINION + BECAUSE OF
(3 ARGUMENTS)
Example 1: Miss. Christiansen wants a pet dolphin because they are adorable,
they swim, thus making them a great life guards for potential swimmers, and
cure potential sadness.
Example 2: In Shakespeare’s play Macbeth, Lady Macbeth is used as a foil
to her husband and his tyrannical reign because, while she initially is a
proponent for killing the king, she becomes absorbed in guilt, accidently
confesses her involvement in the murder, and commits suicide.
AND ONE MORE THING WITH
THESIS STATEMENTS
You are now to a point in your Honors career where the
because template may not entirely work stylistically. This is
ok. You don’t have to use because. You can try something
else BUT…
YOU MUST HAVE A THREE PART THESIS STATEMENT. AND IT
MUST BE ARGUABLE. IF YOU DON’T… I MELT.
CONCLUSIONS
Conclusions are the end of your papers. They are the “wrap
up.” Like wrapping paper on a present they hold the present
and make it look “all pretty.” Make sure you have a good
conclusion that concludes what you are trying to say.
Make sure your conclusion restates the thesis. NOT word for
word, but the general trend. Use glossing technique and
sandwiches.
GLOSSING
TECHNIQUE
Glossing is where, when you are writing your conclusion,
you go back and paraphrase your own body paragraphs.
Now fix those paraphrases so they flow better and use them
to write your conclusion paragraphs.
SANDWICHING
No, not the kind you eat.
Sandwiching is where if you started your paper giving an
anecdote or something of note and you end your paper
bringing in the same example. Note this only works for
specific examples.
Some writers will start with an anecdote and then pause it to
discuss their main points, body paragraphs, etc., then go
back to the example at the end. This is very effective when
done correctly.
Watch your transitions when you do this.
MLA
MLA stands for Modern Language Association. It is the
format in which you must write you papers. If you don’t write
in this format, this is equivalent to wearing crocs to the prom.
This includes citations. You must cite whenever you use
data.
MLA CONTINUED…
MLA includes citing. All data must be cited.
“Dolphins make the best pets” (Christiansen 45)
Dolphins are family friendly pets (Christiansen 45)
If you have questions you need to look at this site. I will pass
out a handout too.
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/
STILL KNOW YOUR
LAST NAME? GOOD.
See it wasn’t that bad? 
NOW DO THIS
1. Using your paragraph you did last night for homework,
highlight the following in different colors:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Claim, Context, Data, Warrants
Read it aloud to another student, what does he/she think.
Add in citations, according to your former knowledge.
Re-write your paragraph in MLA style.
Make sure you have an intro., body, and conclusion.