Work through the list without notes. If you cannot do a statement, follow its link, then come back. Guide = study guide; Practice = practice questions.
Understanding
- I can explain why new evidence may require revising a thesis or the line of reasoning. (Guide: “A thesis is a working claim”; Practice question 5)
- I can name the main ways a thesis can be revised. (Guide: “Ways a thesis can change”; Practice question 2)
- I can explain why the evidence should shape the claim, not the reverse. (Guide: “A method for revising”; Practice question 3)
- I can explain why a revised thesis must still be specific and defensible. (Guide: “Ways a thesis can change”; Practice question 4)
Skills
- I can test a thesis against a set of evidence. (Guide: Worked example 1, Step 1; Practice question 1)
- I can write a revised thesis that fits the evidence. (Guide: Worked example 1, Step 4; Practice question 6)
- I can revise the line of reasoning after revising the thesis. (Guide: Worked example 1, Step 5; Practice question 7)
- I can identify the revision a writer has made in a text. (Guide: Worked example 2; Practice question 8)
Reasoning
- I can choose between narrowing, qualifying and reversing a claim and justify the choice. (Guide: “Ways a thesis can change”; Practice questions 1 and 6)
- I can explain why ignoring contrary evidence weakens an argument. (Guide: “Weak and strong responses to new evidence”; Practice question 3)
- I can decide whether new evidence refines or overturns a thesis. (Guide: “Common misconceptions”; Practice question 1)
- I can write a one-sentence analysis of how a writer revises a position in response to evidence. (Guide: Worked example 2, Step 6; Practice question 8)