The Art ofClEvRUSING CLAIM > EVIDENCE > REASONING

TO MAKE STRONGER ARGUMENTS

Next, write a thoughtful ClEvR paragraph that shows how Jonas's community feels about the Stirrings. In other words, use evidence from the text above to show how they view the Stirrings through the Community's actions regarding the Stirrings. Use the back of this page if necessary.

The Writing Prompt

I think Jonas’s community doesn’t worry about the stirrings because they expect to have them someday. Parents know that stirrings come at the ago of Eleven so they get ready for a talk. They control the stirrings because if they didn’t they committee of Elders wouldn’t choose your spouse. I assume that they control the stirrings so kids at young ages won’t do anything stupid or crazy.

Student Sample 1

Copy a phrase from the sentence that show analysis.

On pg. 37 chapter 5 it explains jonas’s dream about the wanting and the stirrings. The way Jonas’s community handles it is very strange. In the text they say that it must be reported in order for treatment to take place. They must be talking about puberty because it starts with a dream and everybody has to go through it. I feel that they don’t want to have the population go through puberty because they might mess the order of the community. I think this because why would they treat it with pills. This is why I think they don’t want the population to go through puberty.

Student Sample 2

Copy a phrase(s) from the sentence(s) that show analysis.

(ATTENTION GRABBER) In our world, parents warn us about it. Schools discourage it. What am I talking about? Sexual desires, or what in Jonas’s community calls it: the Stirrings. (T.A.G. & CLAIM) In the novel The Giver by Lois Lowry, the Community views the Stirrings as a problem, a big enough problem that they force all citizens to take the pill that eliminates sexual desires. (EVIDENCE) The novel shows that as soon as a young person experiences their first sexual dream, they must report it at the morning ritual of dream telling. (REASONING) The community enforces the pill to control the citizen’s choices. As a rule, if you leave people to make their own choices, they almost always make the wrong choice. To note, the community doesn’t even allow them to choose their own spouses. Who does this?

Do I know exactly what the prompt is asking me to write about? If not, reread the prompt.

Own it!

(ATTENTION GRABBER) In our world, parents warn us about it. Schools discourage it. What am I talking about? Sexual desires, or what in Jonas’s community calls it: the Stirrings. (T.A.G. & CLAIM) In the novel The Giver by Lois Lowry, the Community views the Stirrings as a problem, a big enough problem that they force all citizens to take the pill that eliminates sexual desires. (EVIDENCE) The novel shows that as soon as a young person experiences their first sexual dream, they must report it at the morning ritual of dream telling. (REASONING) The community enforces the pill to control the citizen’s choices. As a rule, if you leave people to make their own choices, they almost always make the wrong choice. To note, the community doesn’t even allow them to choose their own spouses. Who does this?

Next, what do I know about the topic? Search your mind. Think!! Stirrings…

hmmm. Our culture is filled with this stuff! Use what I know to make an

ATTENTION GRABBING OPENER.

In our world, parents warn us about it. Schools discourage it. What am I talking about? Sexual desires, or what in Jonas’s community calls it: the Stirrings. In the novel The Giver by Lois Lowry, the Community views the Stirrings as a problem, a big enough problem that they force all citizens to take the pill that eliminates sexual desires. The novel shows that as soon as a young person experiences their first sexual dream, they must report it at the morning ritual of dream telling. The community enforces the pill to control the citizen’s choices. As a rule, if you leave people to make their own choices, they almost always make the wrong choice. To note, the community doesn’t even allow them to choose their own spouses. Who does this?

(ATTENTION GRABBER) In our world, parents warn us about it. Schools discourage it. What am I talking about? Sexual desires, or what in Jonas’s community calls it: the Stirrings. (T.A.G. & CLAIM) In the novel The Giver by Lois Lowry, the Community views the Stirrings as a problem, a big enough problem that they force all citizens to take the pill that eliminates sexual desires. (EVIDENCE) The novel shows that as soon as a young person experiences their first sexual dream, they must report it at the morning ritual of dream telling. (REASONING) The community enforces the pill to control the citizen’s choices. As a rule, if you leave people to make their own choices, they almost always make the wrong choice. To note, the community doesn’t even allow them to choose their own spouses. Who does this?

Next, to make a CLAIM, I have to INFER a meaning, to go under the surface and make a guess why the

Community forces its citizens to take a pill to eliminate the Stirrings. Oh yeah,

don’t forget T.A.G.

(ATTENTION GRABBER) In our world, parents warn us about it. Schools discourage it. What am I talking about? Sexual desires, or what in Jonas’s community calls it: the Stirrings. (T.A.G. & CLAIM) In the novel The Giver by Lois Lowry, the Community views the Stirrings as a problem, a big enough problem that they force all citizens to take the pill that eliminates sexual desires. (EVIDENCE) The novel shows that as soon as a young person experiences their first sexual dream, they must report it at the morning ritual of dream telling. (REASONING) The community enforces the pill to control the citizen’s choices. As a rule, if you leave people to make their own choices, they almost always make the wrong choice. To note, the community doesn’t even allow them to choose their own spouses. Who does this?

In our world, parents warn us about it. Schools discourage it. What am I talking about? Sexual desires, or what in Jonas’s community calls it: the Stirrings. In the novel The Giver by Lois Lowry, the Community views the Stirrings as a problem, a big enough problem that they force all citizens to take the pill that eliminates sexual desires. The novel shows that as soon as a young person experiences their first sexual dream, they must report it at the morning ritual of dream telling. The community enforces the pill to control the citizen’s choices. As a rule, if you leave people to make their own choices, they almost always make the wrong choice. To note, the community doesn’t even allow them to choose their own spouses. Who does this?

(ATTENTION GRABBER) In our world, parents warn us about it. Schools discourage it. What am I talking about? Sexual desires, or what in Jonas’s community calls it: the Stirrings. (T.A.G. & CLAIM) In the novel The Giver by Lois Lowry, the Community views the Stirrings as a problem, a big enough problem that they force all citizens to take the pill that eliminates sexual desires. (EVIDENCE) The novel shows that as soon as a young person experiences their first sexual dream, they must report it at the morning ritual of dream telling. (REASONING) The community enforces the pill to control the citizen’s choices. As a rule, if you leave people to make their own choices, they almost always make the wrong choice. To note, the community doesn’t even allow them to choose their own spouses. Who does this?

Next, the EVIDENCE. Easy. Pick a sentence or a scene from the

novel that SUPPORTS my CLAIM.

In our world, parents warn us about it. Schools discourage it. What am I talking about? Sexual desires, or what in Jonas’s community calls it: the Stirrings. In the novel The Giver by Lois Lowry, the Community views the Stirrings as a problem, a big enough problem that they force all citizens to take the pill that eliminates sexual desires. The novel shows that as soon as a young person experiences their first sexual dream, they must report it at the morning ritual of dream telling. The community enforces the pill to control the citizen’s choices. As a rule, if you leave people to make their own choices, they almost always make the wrong choice. To note, the community doesn’t even allow them to choose their own spouses. Who does this?

(ATTENTION GRABBER) In our world, parents warn us about it. Schools discourage it. What am I talking about? Sexual desires, or what in Jonas’s community calls it: the Stirrings. (T.A.G. & CLAIM) In the novel The Giver by Lois Lowry, the Community views the Stirrings as a problem, a big enough problem that they force all citizens to take the pill that eliminates sexual desires. (EVIDENCE) The novel shows that as soon as a young person experiences their first sexual dream, they must report it at the morning ritual of dream telling. (REASONING) The community enforces the pill to control the citizen’s choices. As a rule, if you leave people to make their own choices, they almost always make the wrong choice. To note, the community doesn’t even allow them to choose their own spouses. Who does this?

Lastly, the REASONING, how does it support my CLAIM. Hmmm…What do I

know about parents and governments controlling people’s choices? A lot! Parents and government are always trying to make the choices for the people and, especially

children.

(ATTENTION GRABBER) In our world, parents warn us about it. Schools discourage it. What am I talking about? Sexual desires, or what in Jonas’s community calls it: the Stirrings. (T.A.G. & CLAIM) In the novel The Giver by Lois Lowry, the Community views the Stirrings as a problem, a big enough problem that they force all citizens to take the pill that eliminates sexual desires. (EVIDENCE) The novel shows that as soon as a young person experiences their first sexual dream, they must report it at the morning ritual of dream telling. (REASONING) The community enforces the pill to control the citizen’s choices. As a rule, if you leave people to make their own choices, they almost always make the wrong choice. To note, the community doesn’t even allow them to choose their own spouses. Who does this?

They do this because parents and government fear that people often cannot make the right choices. Drug abuse, teen pregnancies, choosing the wrong career, and the list goes on!

(ATTENTION GRABBER) In our world, parents warn us about it. Schools discourage it. What am I talking about? Sexual desires, or what in Jonas’s community calls it: the Stirrings. (T.A.G. & CLAIM) In the novel The Giver by Lois Lowry, the Community views the Stirrings as a problem, a big enough problem that they force all citizens to take the pill that eliminates sexual desires. (EVIDENCE) The novel shows that as soon as a young person experiences their first sexual dream, they must report it at the morning ritual of dream telling. (REASONING) The community enforces the pill to control the citizen’s choices. As a rule, if you leave people to make their own choices, they almost always make the wrong choice. To note, the community doesn’t even allow them to choose their own spouses. Who does this?

I have to keep reminding myself to make sure that my reasoning connect to my original CLAIM! Reread my CLAIM just to be sure.

In our world, parents warn us about it. Schools discourage it. What am I talking about? Sexual desires, or what in Jonas’s community calls it: the Stirrings. In the novel The Giver by Lois Lowry, the Community views the Stirrings as a problem, a big enough problem that they force all citizens to take the pill that eliminates sexual desires. The novel shows that as soon as a young person experiences their first sexual dream, they must report it at the morning ritual of dream telling. The community enforces the taking of the pill to control the citizen’s choices. As a rule, if you leave people to make their own choices, they almost always make the wrong choice. To note, the community doesn’t even allow them to choose their own spouses or . Who does this?

(ATTENTION GRABBER) In our world, parents warn us about it. Schools discourage it. What am I talking about? Sexual desires, or what in Jonas’s community calls it: the Stirrings. (T.A.G. & CLAIM) In the novel The Giver by Lois Lowry, the Community views the Stirrings as a problem, a big enough problem that they force all citizens to take the pill that eliminates sexual desires. (EVIDENCE) The novel shows that as soon as a young person experiences their first sexual dream, they must report it at the morning ritual of dream telling. (REASONING) The community enforces the pill to control the citizen’s choices. As a rule, if you leave people to make their own choices, they almost always make the wrong choice. To note, the community doesn’t even allow them to choose their own spouses. Who does this?

Not over just yet. You need to ELABORATE, explain more. Use more evidence, more inferences.

In our world, parents warn us about it. Schools discourage it. What am I talking about? Sexual desires, or what in Jonas’s community calls it: the Stirrings. In the novel The Giver by Lois Lowry, the Community views the Stirrings as a problem, a big enough problem that they force all citizens to take the pill that eliminates sexual desires. The novel shows that as soon as a young person experiences their first sexual dream, they must report it at the morning ritual of dream telling. The community enforces the taking of the pill to control the citizen’s choices. As a rule, if you leave people to make their own choices, they almost always make the wrong choice. To note, the community doesn’t even allow them to choose their own spouses or careers. Who does this?

(ATTENTION GRABBER) In our world, parents warn us about it. Schools discourage it. What am I talking about? Sexual desires, or what in Jonas’s community calls it: the Stirrings. (T.A.G. & CLAIM) In the novel The Giver by Lois Lowry, the Community views the Stirrings as a problem, a big enough problem that they force all citizens to take the pill that eliminates sexual desires. (EVIDENCE) The novel shows that as soon as a young person experiences their first sexual dream, they must report it at the morning ritual of dream telling. (REASONING) The community enforces the pill to control the citizen’s choices. As a rule, if you leave people to make their own choices, they almost always make the wrong choice. To note, the community doesn’t even allow them to choose their own spouses. Who does this?

Finally, reread the entire paragraph and check for grammar and spelling errors.

(ATTENTION GRABBER) In our world, parents warn us about it. Schools discourage it. What am I talking about? Sexual desires, or what in Jonas’s community calls it: the Stirrings. (T.A.G. & CLAIM) In the novel The Giver by Lois Lowry, the Community views the Stirrings as a problem, a big enough problem that they force all citizens to take the pill that eliminates sexual desires. (EVIDENCE) The novel shows that as soon as a young person experiences their first sexual dream, they must report it at the morning ritual of dream telling. (REASONING) The community enforces the pill to control the citizen’s choices. As a rule, if you leave people to make their own choices, they almost always make the wrong choice. To note, the community doesn’t even allow them to choose their own spouses. Who does this?