Argumentative Writing Concepts

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Argumentative Writing

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Writing where you evaluate and collect  evidence, take a side on an issue, and support it with reasons and evidence to convince others.

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Topic Sentence

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The first sentence of each body paragraph that tells the main idea of the paragraph usually tied tied to a sub point in your thesis.

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Thesis Statement

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Last sentence in  introduction that identifies the topic being discussed with three sub points that will be argued in the body of the paper.

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Formal Tone

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A serious and respectful way of writing, without slang or casual language.

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Direct Quote

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The exact words from a source, ALWAYS placed inside quotation marks and given appropriate attribution.

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MLA Formatting

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A set of rules by the Modern Language Association for organizing and citing information in writing, used for school papers.

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Evaluate

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To carefully look at something and decide how good or useful it is in order to form an idea.

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Author's Purpose

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The reason why the author wrote something, like to inform, persuade, or entertain.

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Claim

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A statement that expresses your main idea or position in an argument. An assertion or truth about something.

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Source

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A book, article, website, or person where you get information.