Forming a Claim
Use the information that you learned from this lesson and the thesis statement framework below to answer the essential question: Who had a better vision for improving the conditions of African Americans in the early 1900s, Booker T. Washington or W.E.B. Du Bois and why? Your claim must follow the format below.
Although X, Y, because a, b, and c.
X = Counterclaim
Y = Claim
a = 1st reason
b = 2nd reason
c = 3rd reason
If I wanted to argue that pizza is better than hamburgers, I could write:
Although hamburgers are delicious, pizza is better because there are so many toppings that can be included on it, there are many different types of crust, and pizza comes in a variety of sizes.
X = hamburgers are delicious
Y = pizza is better
a = there are so many toppings that can be included on it
b = there are many different types of crust
c = pizza comes in a variety of sizes
Tap My Work to reference your notes from earlier in the lesson.
You decide:
Who had a better vision for improving the conditions of African Americans in the early 1900s, and why?
