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CLAIM
DATA
COMMENTARY

A strong claim is:

• Provable
• Specific
• Thorough
• Answers the question (if applicable)
• States the importance of something

Should dinosaurs be brought back from extinction?

Make a claim!

• Take a stance
• Answer the question
• Give reasons when possible

Dinosaurs do not belong in modern society.

DATA is where you

• prove your point
• supply evidence

Even Owen, from Jurassic World agrees that "it's probably not a good idea" to bring dinosaurs back.

For example, on page XX, Crichton states "extinct animals should be left extinct."

In Commentary, you

• fully explain your ideas
• connect the dots between data and claim--why does that evidence prove your point?
• Explain it like whoever is reading is DUMB.
• *have at least two sentences explaining (likely, more)
• Explain the importance/value

There is an entire movie franchise and book series dedicated to why exactly this is a bad idea. Inevitably, in these examples, people die.The fear of death, alone, should be enough to convince all parties that dinosaurs should remain in the past.

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