Claim Testing: Globalization
OER PROJECT: WH/ LESSON 9.6ACTIVITYCLAIM TESTING: GLOBALIZATIONUnless otherwise noted, this work is licensed under CC BY 4.0. Credit: “Claim Testing: Globalization,” OER Project, https://www.oerproject.com/1PurposeShow offyour knowledge of claim testing by writingsupporting statementsfor claims,and then craft counterclaims.Then, strengthen both your writing and claim-testing skills by choosing one claim and crafting a mini-essay.Process1.For each claim below, write twosupporting statementsanda counterclaim, using evidence from this unit.Reminder:A counterclaim is a statement or argument that goes against a claim and offers an opposing viewpoint. Claim 1:Globalization has made the world “flat.”Supporting statement #1Supporting statement #2CounterclaimClaim 2:Globalization has negatively impacted Indigenous communities.Supporting statement #1Supporting statement #2Counterclaim
OER PROJECT: WH/ LESSON 9.6ACTIVITYCLAIM TESTING: GLOBALIZATION2Claim 3:Global networks of interconnection have helped decrease environmental impacts on the planet.Supporting statement #1Supporting statement #2CounterclaimClaim 4:Overall, globalization is good.Supporting statement #1Supporting statement #2Counterclaim
OER PROJECT: WH/ LESSON 9.6ACTIVITYCLAIM TESTING: GLOBALIZATION32.Choose one claim to use as a thesis statement. Circle it above. Write a two-paragraph mini-essay using the supporting statements and counterclaim.