Name:
Block:
Horman – WORLD
KEEP FOREVER & EVER
Date:
ANALYSIS SENTENCE STARTERS
To get started with analysis, try using the following sentence structures…
 The fact that (rephrase your evidence) proves/shows/demonstrates/illustrates/etc.
that (rephrase your claim) because…
 Based on this*, we must conclude (rephrase your claim) because…
 All of this* goes to show that (rephrase your claim) because…
 The argument that (rephrase your claim) must be true because as (rephrase your
evidence) shows…
 The most logical conclusion we can draw from this* is that (rephrase your claim)
because…
 Taken together, the fact that (rephrase one piece of evidence) and that (rephrase
more evidence), clearly demonstrates that (rephrase your claim) because…
 This* is significant because (explain why in a way that directly relates to the claim)…
 (Rephrase your evidence) matters because (give your reason). Thus, (rephrase your
claim) must be true because…
 If (rephrase evidence) were not true, then (rephrase claim) may be false. However,
(repeat rephrased evidence) is true, and thus, we must conclude that (rephrase
claim) because…
 These facts/examples/images/stories/data/etc. work together to build a case that
(rephrase claim) because…
 This (illustration/graph/statistic/etc.) is irrefutable evidence that (rephrase claim)
because…
*The word “this” refers to the evidence you just described
 The list goes on, but the basic structure of analysis is the same:
(Rephrase the evidence) shows that (rephrase the claim) because…
Practice, practice, practice…
 Use the sentence starters to write analysis statements for these Claim/Evidence pairs…
SAMPLE…
Claim: Ms. Horman & Ms. Goodman are good friends.
Evidence: They hang out a lot. Like, a lot. Oh, and they also bake each other cookies/cupcakes.
Analysis: The fact that Ms. Horman and Ms. Goodman spend a great deal of time together proves
that they are good friends because they never get sick of each other. This proves my point because
you can only spend a lot of time with people you care about. Taken together, the large quantity of
time they spend together and the fact that they bring one another baked goods proves their
friendship because of the great deal of time and care these activities require.
(There should seriously be no doubt in your mind that your teachers really like each other )
Claim: Someone was smoking in this room
Evidence: Everyone who enters the room remarks that it smells like cigarettes
Analysis:
Claim: It rained last night
Evidence: The ground and everything outside is wet
Analysis:
Claim: Robespierre became power-hungry and lost sight of the true values of the Revolution
Evidence: During the Reign of Terror, he killed over 40,000 people. Most of these were
people who had fought alongside Robespierre.
Analysis:
Claim: The American Revolution was unsuccessful in achieving liberty for all people
Evidence: 1) The Declaration of Independence almost ended slavery, but didn’t; 2) Women
were not considered citizens or given the right to vote after the Revolution ended.
Analysis:
Claim: Now you try!
Evidence:
Analysis: