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Being assigned excerpt eleven there were many claims that the author expressed. For an example in the text the author states, “sometimes, at bedtime, she asks her mom to pray with her that her teacher will like her. Once, she asked Brannan to take her to a hypnotist, so he could use his powers to turn her into a good girl.” The claim of this quote would be that Katie is nervous of what her teacher thinks of her and wants her mother to send her to a professional (a hypnotist), in order for her to be on her best behavior.
Another example of a claim that the author expresses in excerpt eleven is followed by the text of the author stating “last fall, she switched Katie to a different school, where she hopes more understanding will lead to less anxiety.” The authors claim for this example of the text was for Brannan, Katies mother, to send her daughter to a different school in high hopes that her daughter would express less anxiety then she had at her previous school she attended. I believe that it is pretty sad that someone would have to go through the struggles of switching schools because of a mental illness, no matter what the mental illness is. These are two great claims that the author expresses in the excerpt of the text.
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Before we get to your claims analysis, PG, would you permit me a moment to demonstrate how to revise your first paragraph from a collection of short but repetitive sentences?
Your claims, combined, condensed, smoothed:
Your claims analysis, condensed to its essentials:
—Katie seeks her teacher’s approval and wants her mother to send her to a professional (a hypnotist), to improve her behavior.
—Brannan sent her daughter to a new school to relieve her anxiety. It’s sad that someone would have to go through the struggles of switching schools because of a mental illness, no matter what the mental illness is.
A suggested alternate set of claims analyses:
—Illustrative Claim. The author uses an anecdote to illustrate how deeply Katie feels ostracized and unliked by her teacher.
—Proposal Claim. Katie makes a proposal to her mother that she find her some professional help.
—Categorical Claim. Katie considers hypnotists to belong to the category of people who can provide her professional help; also people who have “powers.”
—Causal Claim. Katie claims that hypnosis can result in her becoming a good girl.
—Implied Categorical Claim. Katie claims without explicitly saying so that she is not a good girl.
—Proposal and Comparative Claim. Brannan believes Katie will receive more understanding at the new school.
—Causal Claim. Brannan believes the consequence of more understanding from her teacher(s) will be lower anxiety for Katie.
Does this help, PeterGriffin?
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