Forming a Claim
Use the information you learned from this lesson and the sentence starter below to answer the essential question: How did Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. use the Declaration of Independence to further the case for civil rights?
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.
Essential Question
How did Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., use the Declaration of Independence to further the case for civil rights?
