JoeDeWitt

LyraHilliard
ENGL101/388V
21Sep.2016

LP:KindsofEvidenceandSTARCriteria

Objectives:
Classifyandexplainthedifferentkindsofevidencewriterscanuseforclaims
Engagestudentsinactivitiesthatwillhelpthemmasterthedifferenttypes
Explaintostudentswhichkindsofevidencearemostappropriatewhere
ExplaintheSTARCriteriaandhowthisdevicecanhelpstudentspicksolidevidence

Whenstudentswalkoutofclass,theywill:
Beabletoclassifyandunderstandthattherearedifferentkindsofevidence
Beabletoapplythisknowledgeoftypesinrealtime
Learntheappropriateusageofcertaintypesofevidence,andhowtheyfitwithcertainclaims
BeabletousetheSTARcriteriaforevaluatingevidence

Studentsmayusetheirphonestolookupthingsforthefirstgroupactivity.Theyllneed
notebooksandpens/pencilstotakedownnotes.

:10Powerpoint
1. Explainevidenceandwhatweuseitfor
a. Alltheverifiabledataandinformationawritermightuseassupportforan
argument(IA88)
b. Itswhatweusetojustifyourclaims!
2. IntermsofToulminstheory
a. Evidenceispartofthegroundsorbackingofanargumentinsupportof
reasonsorwarrants(IA88)
b. Ifwewanttomakeanyclaiminanargument,weregoingtoneedtobeableto
proveitinsomeway.
3. Explainthe7kindsofevidence
a. Datafrompersonalexperience
b. DatafromObservationorFieldResearch
c. DatafromLibraryorInternetResearch
d. Testimony
e. StatisticalData
f. HypotheticalExamples,Cases,andScenarios
g. ReasonedSequenceofIdeas
:30GroupActivity
1. Divideclassesintogroupsof4andonegroupof3(tomake19)
a. Eachgroupwillbegivenatopicthattheywillargue
 i. Theteamswillbecompetingagainsteachothertwoontwo,(groupof3
willbe2on1)
ii. Eachteamwillbegivenadifferenttypeofevidencetouse.After15
minutesoftimetoprepareanargumentwiththeirevidence,thegroups
willstandupbeforetheclassandpresenttheirevidence.Studentsmay
uselaptopsorphonestodoresearch.
iii. Theclasswillvoteonwhoseargumentwasmoreconvincing
1. Thiswillshowwhattypesofevidenceisthestrongestincertain
situations
b. Theargumentsandkindsofevidencewillbeasfollows
i. Makeaclaimforbettersexeducationinhighschool
1. Reasonedsequenceofeventsvs.Datafromlibraryorinternet
ii. CollegesshouldstoplookingatSATs
1. Hypotheticalsvs.Personalexperience
iii. UMDshouldputmoneytowardsbetterdiningservicesfood
1. Datafromobservationorfieldresearchvs.personalexperience
iv. Isglobalwarminganissue?
1. Testimonyvs.Statisticaldata
v. Whatsthebestwaytoendanimalcruelty?
1. Datafromlibraryorinternetvs.Reasonedsequenceofideas
:05STARCriteria
1. Sufficiency
2. Typicality
3. Accuracy
4. Relevance
:05ClassActivity
1. Projectionsofweakevidencewillbeshownontheprojector.Studentswillexplainwhats
lacking.
a. Thiswillgivethemanideaofwhattonotdoontheirargumentativepapers.