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Argument Essays

Argument Essays

Assessment

Presentation

English

6th - 8th Grade

Practice Problem

Easy

CCSS
RI.7.1, RI.3.5, RI.6.2

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Standards-aligned

Created by

Rich Starsiak

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47 Slides • 18 Questions

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Open Ended

What things come to your mind when you think about argument?

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Poll

Do you think cheerleading is a sport?

Yes

No

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Open Ended

Write a CLAIM of your own.

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Open Ended

What are some reasons you could use for your claim?

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Fill in the Blank

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REASONS

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Multiple Choice

What is needed to support reasons?

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a claim

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reasons

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evidence

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introductions

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Open Ended

Why might we trust experts over non-experts?

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Multiple Choice

What does the term credible mean?

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biased information

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thesis statement

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trustworthy and reliable

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filled with opinion

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Multiple Choice

If I can find it online, it must be true.

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TRUE

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FALSE

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Open Ended

Where might you find experts to support the claim you made at the beginning of this presentation?

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Reorder

Reorder the following

topic sentence

evidence

explanation

link

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Open Ended

Who are people that would disagree with your claim? 

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Dropdown

The part where we bring up the otherside of the argument is the ​
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Multiple Choice

How many parts are there in a refutation?

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Dropdown

In a conclusion we remind people of our ​
and ​

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Multiple Choice

What is the sentence called that states what the paragraph will be about?

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support sentence

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topic sentence

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claim sentence

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concluding sentence

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Multiple Choice

What is the first paragraph called?

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Hook

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Introduction

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Body

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Conclusion

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Match

Match the following

Introduction

Body Paragraphs

Counterclaim

Counterargument

Conclusion

Introduces your claim

Provide reasons and evidence to support your claim

Shows another side to the argument

Explains why the counterclaim is wrong and your claim is right

Restates your ideas

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