1. The Toulmin Model for Argument

2. Learning Targets I can identify the parts of the Toulmin Method.
I can use the Toulmin Method to create an argument.

3. Basic Elements of the Toulmin Method
Claim = Your argument—what you’re hoping to prove
Support/ Data = Your reason your argument is true and evidence to prove it
Warrant = general rule about life that we can imply from the above information. The “So What” factor—what is the reader supposed to learn or understand from the evidence?
“I think this...because...The general rule is...” *

4. Make some inferences based on this picture.
The lady is the child’s mother because…
It is a hot day because…
It is summer because…
The lady is middle to upper class because…

5. Claim- Support- Warrant
The lady is the child’s mother because she is holding the child’s hand. Mothers often hold their children’s hands to protect them.
The lady is middle to upper class because she is talking on her cell phone. Cell phones are expensive, so they are typically owned by people in the middle to upper class.
It is summer because the little boy is wearing shorts.
Temperatures are hot during the summer, so people wear lighter clothing.

6. Why Warrants are Necessary
It is hot outside because the lady is holding an umbrella.
Why is it so necessary to state your warrant in this argument?

7. A Sample Argument Support/ Data/ Claim Grounds Warrant
The Angels are likely to win the ballgame tonight
They are playing
at home
Support/ Data/
Grounds
Claim
Warrant
Generalization: The home team enjoys an advantage in baseball *

9. His shoes are 4 feet off the ground. Lebron James can fly
His shoes are 4 feet off the ground. Lebron James can fly. Flight is the only way a person could get 4 feet into the air

10. A Sample Argument Support/ Data/ Claim Grounds Warrant
LeBron James can fly.
His shoes are 4 feet off the ground.
Warrant
Flight is the only way a person could get 4 feet into the air. *

13. What claims can you make about this photo
What claims can you make about this photo? What is your data to support each claim? Write warrants that fully explain each claim and its supporting data.

14. What claims can you make about this photo
What claims can you make about this photo? What is your data to support each claim? Write warrants that fully explain each claim and its supporting data.

15. With the time left…
Attached to your annotated and summarized article, do the following BEFORE turning it in to the round table:
Choose your writing prompt and turn it into a statement:
Original prompt: Do you believe that the topic is newsworthy?
Statement: It is newsworthy to discuss the affects of
immigration on border schools.
List 3-4 reasons you believe the writing prompt is true. Then, star the TWO reasons that seem to be your strongest.