English 11 Argumentative Writing

Poll

Do you consider yourself strong at debating or convincing others to agree with you?

• Yes

• A little

• No

Argumentative Texts

g) Analyze false premises, claims, counterclaims, and other evidence in persuasive writing.

11.5 The student will read, interpret, analyze, and evaluate a variety of nonfiction texts including employment documents and technical writing.

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of an argument?

• TO EXPLAIN
• TO PERSUADE
• TO ENTERTAIN
• TO INFORM

​Example: Schools should have four day weeks.

Multiple Choice

What is a claim?

• A piece of evidence to support your position

• Your position on a topic

• A reflection on the topic or why the topic is important

• A sentence meant to draw the reader in

Multiple Choice

Any information that helps prove a claim.

• evidence

• argument

• counterclaim

• thesis

Multiple Choice

The legal driving age should be raised to 18.

• Claim
• Evidence

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a claim?

• California is the best state in the USA.
• Twinkies taste better than other snack cakes because of their texture, their creamy filling, and their golden appearance.
• The school year began on August 18 and will end on June 4
• Christmas is the best holiday of the year.

Multiple Choice

Statements that address opposing viewpoints.

• counterclaims

• rebuttals

• claims

• arguments

Multiple Choice

If your claim is, “Students should wear school uniforms,” your counterclaim would be ...

• Some students should wear school uniforms.

• I don’t like school uniforms because they are ugly.

• Students should not wear school uniforms.

• School uniforms would be a good idea.

Multiple Choice

What does the REASON do?

• Explains evidence

• It makes a good argument

• Tells your opinion

• Tells why you think what you think

Multiple Choice

Is the example below a claim, reason, or evidence?

Ex. Dogs can protect you from home intruders.

• Claim

• Reason

• Evidence

Multiple Choice

Which evidence matches the reason "Sleep is needed to grow the right way."

• Researchers have discovered that kids getting 10-11 hours of sleep a night grow taller than those that don't.

• According to Kids Health, scientists have proven that kids getting 10-11 hours of sleep a night are nicer and have more friends.

• My mom only gets 4 hours of sleep a night and is really stressed out and tired all the time.

• Sleep is good for your skin and will make wrinkles in your face much smaller.

Multiple Choice

Facts, quotations, examples, anecdotes, and statistics can all be used as _______________.

• evidence

• claims

• arguments

• counterclaims

Multiple Select

The purpose of an argumentative/persuasive/opinion writing is to do what?

• To change the world

• Persuade the reader to agree with what the claims

• To convince the reader to believe or do something

• To argue with the reader

• To display that the author can support claims with facts and reasoning