Argumentative Writing Notes

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Why is argumentative writing important?

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What types of jobs do you think you'll use argumentative skills?

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What is a claim?

• The opposing viewpoint

• Facts and statistics to support ideas

• The writer’s position or conclusion that they have about a topic

• Connects evidence to the claim

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What is an argument?

• Clearly stated claim in a thesis that has support from the evidence

• A general statement that offers support for a claim

• Facts, statistics and other information used to support reasons

• A statement of position on an issue.

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What is evidence?

• The opposing view

• Facts, data, logic, and statistics to support ideas

• The writer’s position that they are trying to prove

• Connects the evidence to the claim

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What is information used to back up and support your answer?

• Hook

• Argument

• Claim

• Evidence

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Why is it important to “cite” textual evidence?

• To use evidence from the text to prove you read it.

• To prove your answer is correct

• To use evidence from the text to support your answer

• All of the above

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What does it mean when evidence is relevant?

• A statement of position on an issue.

• Closely connected to what the argument is about

• Facts, statistics and other information used to support reasons.

• The reason why you disagree with the author.

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Reasoning

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What is the purpose of elaboration?

• To connect the evidence to the claim and use it to argue even further.

• To summarize the evidence

• To just explain the evidence.

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Reason

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Which sentence gives a reason that supports the writer’s claim?

1) I should be permitted to stay out late to attend the party for several reasons. (2) I am a responsible kid. (3) Based on 13 years of data, I have been responsible 95% of the time.(4) I feed the dog twice a day, and I regularly babysit for the kids next door.

• Sentence 1

• Sentence 2

• Sentence 3

• Sentence 4

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What is another word for counterargument?

• Argument

• Claim

• Counterclaim

• Evidence

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What is a counterclaim?

• The opposing view

• Facts and statistics to support ideas

• The writer’s position that they are trying to prove

• Connects evidence to the claim

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If your claim is, “I should be permitted to stay out for the party,” your counterclaim would be ...

• You may think if I stay out late I won't be able to have energy for my soccer games over the weekend.

• You may think I am responsible.

• Students should not wear school uniforms.

• I babysit the kids next door regularly.

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What do you need to do after you give a counterclaim? Find two things that work.

• Show why it's wrong.

• Yell at the other person.

• Show why it doesn't matter.

• Say the counterargument is dumb.

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What is it called when you explain why the counterclaim is wrong or doesn't matter?

• Reclaim

• Rebuttal

• Countercounterclaim

• Conclusion

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Find a rebuttal to the counterclaim "Some teachers say students would forget less if school continued through the summer."

• I don't care about that, though.

• And I kind of agree with them.

• However, summer gives students a chance to learn from other experiences.

• Elephants never forget, and they don't have school at all.

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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.

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Which sentence states the writer’s claim?

(1) The school tardiness policy needs to be revised. (2) Students should not be punished for circumstances that are out of their control. (3) For instance, the city buses tend to run late in the wintertime. (4) Students should not be forced to wake up an hour early just to be sure that they’re not five minutes late.

• Sentence 1

• Sentence 2

• Sentence 5

• Sentence 6

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​Hook

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Why should you include background information after your attention grabber?

• To make sure the reader knows you are answering the prompt

• To make sure the reader knows what you are arguing about and why

• To provide proof or evidence

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A concluding sentence should...

• To summarize what you have said

• Add a final thought about the topic, and use it to transition the next topic.

• To tell the reader what you will be talking about

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Multiple Select

Select the characteristics of a counterclaim paragraph:

• Introduces the counterclaim

• Includes evidence to support the counterclaim

• Includes elaboration to explain the topic

• Uses a rebuttal to go against the counterclaim

• Uses evidence to support the rebuttal

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What should the last sentence of your conclusion be?

• A call to action: It gives the audience a warning or benefits of your position

• Restating the thesis

• Summarizing the main points

For the purchaser’s classroom use. ©2016 Darlene Anne All rights reserved by
author.