STATEMENT-PROOFCOMMENTARY
Your New Mantra for Writing
Statement
Everything that is the writer’s own ideas
Claims
Thesis
statements
Proof
Anecdotes
From a text
Paraphrased
Quoted
Summarized
(sometimes)
Examples
Facts and figures
Commentary
Explanation of HOW the proof supports the
statement
Must match the statement and the proof together
This is the area worth the most points and where
students struggle
How do I Use S-P-C?
Helps to understand a text and identify main ideas
Helps to write a paper—ultimate formula for
success in all writing
You
always know what you need to write next!
S-P-C EXAMPLE
S - The Arizona legislature always cuts education
spending first when the state needs money.
P – In 2011 alone, the education budget in Arizona
was cut by 17%.
C – Every time the education budget is cut, more
damage is done to Arizona’s students’ education.
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