Argumentative Writing Review

Argumentative Writing Review

Topic

What is the issue being discussed?

Open Ended

What is the topic here?

Some people think that bees are annoying little insects that buzz and sting. But I'm here to tell you that bees are very important. They help plants grow. When bees land on plants and flowers, they get covered in dusty pollen, which helps plants and flowers to multiply. Bees also produce things that are used by people. Of course, bees make sweet-tasting honey. Bees also make wax that is used in candles, crayons, and face creams. Rather than being frightened of bees, we should be thankful for all the good they do in the world.

Open Ended

What is the topic here?

Are you a couch potato? If so, changing your ways will make you healthier and maybe even smarter! Exercise is important for adults and kids alike. When you're active, you become stronger and more flexible, and you build stronger bones. This helps your body function better. Moving around can help relieve stress, and that can put you in a better mood. And scientists have found that kids did better on tests after they had 20 minutes of exercise. Plus, exercise is fun! So whether it's riding bikes, playing a team sport, dancing, or doing karate, just get moving!

Claim

The opinion that the author has about the topic

Open Ended

What is the author's claim?

Some people think that bees are annoying little insects that buzz and sting. But I'm here to tell you that bees are very important. They help plants grow. When bees land on plants and flowers, they get covered in dusty pollen, which helps plants and flowers to multiply. Bees also produce things that are used by people. Of course, bees make sweet-tasting honey. Bees also make wax that is used in candles, crayons, and face creams. Rather than being frightened of bees, we should be thankful for all the good they do in the world.

Open Ended

What is the author's claim?

Are you a couch potato? If so, changing your ways will make you healthier and maybe even smarter! Exercise is important for adults and kids alike. When you're active, you become stronger and more flexible, and you build stronger bones. This helps your body function better. Moving around can help relieve stress, and that can put you in a better mood. And scientists have found that kids did better on tests after they had 20 minutes of exercise. Plus, exercise is fun! So whether it's riding bikes, playing a team sport, dancing, or doing karate, just get moving!

Evidence

Facts or proof to support the claim.

Multiple Choice

Which piece of evidence BEST supports the claim: Bees are important to the world.

• Some people think bees are annoying little insects that buzz and sting.

• Bees are very important.

• Bees also make wax that is used in candles, crayons, and face creams.

Multiple Choice

Which piece of evidence BEST supports the claim: Everyone should exercise.

• Exercise is important for adults and kids alike.

• When you're active, you become stronger and more flexible, and you build stronger bones.

• Exercise is fun!

Reason

Why the evidence given supports the claim.

Multiple Choice

Which reason supports the evidence: "Bees make wax that is used in candles, crayons, and face cream"?

• They help plants grow.

• Bees produce things used by many people.

• Rather than being frightened of bees, we should be thankful for all the good they do in the world.

Multiple Choice

Which reason supports the evidence: "When you're active, you become stronger and more flexible, and you build stronger bones"?

• Changing your ways will make you healthier and maybe even smarter!

• Exercise helps your body function better.

• Scientists have found that kids did better on tests after they had 20 minutes of exercise.

Rhetoric

• Ethos: persuading using personal reliability/credibility

• Pathos: persuading using emotion

• Logos: persuading using facts or examples

Multiple Choice

Which technique is being used?

Martin Luther King Jr. once said, "Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter."

• Ethos

• Logos

• Pathos

Multiple Choice

Which technique is being used?

An example of an effective study technique is to highlight the headers in pink and then highlight key sentence in yellow.

• Ethos

• Logos

• Pathos

Multiple Choice

Which technique is being used:

"COVID-19 vaccines are effective at protecting you from getting sick." (taken from the CDC website)

• Ethos

• Logos

• Pathos

Multiple Choice

Which technique is being used?

"Never wish them pain. That's not who you are."

• Ethos

• Logos

• Pathos

Multiple Choice

Which statement makes the better argument?

• Masks shouldn't be mandatory, because I believe in freedom and being allowed to live my life the way I want.

• Masks shouldn't be mandatory, because there are a large number of people who are now vaccinated.

Multiple Choice

Which statement makes the better argument?

• Students need to go to college, because it will make their lives better in the long run.

• Students need to go to college, because they will make more money over time.