thesis, evidence, commentary, and revision
WORKED MODELWORKED SOURCEBuild a claim from two details
Original passage: A city garden is described first as "a green apology between towers" and later as "the one room no landlord could lock."
- Both metaphors connect nature with urban constraint.
- An argument needs a claim larger than paraphrase.
- Commentary explains why the details belong together.
Which thesis is most defensible?
MODELArgument Portfolio
LIT
PROVEChoose with evidence
CLUEPause. Find what matters. Then make your move.