Step 1: Copy and paste an analytical claim in the box below. Identify the type of claim being made (facts/definition, cause and effect, value, or solution). Then, revise the statement to make it work better as a specific type of claim. Step 2: What are the two sides of the argument involved in your claim, and which do you support? Revise the latest version of your thesis statement (the one you from the end of Step 1) so that it becomes clearer which side of the argument your claim expresses or explains.

Step 3: How can you make your thesis statement more precise? Is it narrow enough? Can you add more specific information to it? Revise the latest version of your thesis statement to make It more precise or specific.

Step 4: What type of sentence is your thesis statement? Is that the best type for what you want to say? Identify your claim’s clauses and phrases and look for ways that you might modify the sentence structure to make the statement more clear and

Pronunciation /”r\i: s@nt/ audio (us) adjective 1. having happened a short while ago. 2. up-to-date, not old-fashioned or dated. derived terms recently recent memory anagrams center, centre, centre, tenrec

Padma has written a paper on the effects of the black death, a plague that struck europe in 1347 and killed millions of people. she focused on three major results of the plague: • a smaller population after the plague led to higher wages and greater independence for workers. • the power of the catholic church weakened because so many members had died and others had lost their faith. • a lack of farm workers led more people to raise livestock rather than planting crops, changing the european diet. read her conclusion: it does not seem right to say that an experience as horrifying as the black death had any “good” sides. still, the changes that followed the plague improved the lives of peasants. people who had previously lived in poverty, forced to work for a single employer, now had higher wages and the freedom to change jobs. even so, the continent had been devastated and would take many years to recover. which statement best evaluates her conclusion? a. the conclusion effectively summarizes all the writer’s main points. b. the conclusion is engaging, but it introduces an unnecessary new idea. c. the conclusion is engaging, but only summarizes one of the writer’s points. d. the conclusion is engaging but it does not summarize any of the writer’s main points.

Every day, eloise talks with patients who suffer from drug abuse and them with their treatment plans. she sometimes works with franklin who plans social events and outdoor activities on the drug facility grounds. because some of the patients are there for months or years, eloise and franklin also work with jessup, who takes care of patients’ hair care and other grooming needs. which best describes the workers’ career pathways based on their tasks? eloise works in family and community services, franklin works in counseling and mental health services, and jessup works in personal care services. eloise works in counseling and mental health services, franklin works in personal care services, and jessup works in family and community services. eloise works in personal care services, franklin works in family and community services, and jessup works in counseling and mental health services. eloise works in counseling and mental health services, franklin works in family and community services, and jessup works in personal care services.