Parts of an Argument Essay

A claim should always have

• rebuttal
• counterclaim 
• reasons

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CCSS.W.8.1B

CCSS.W.8.1C

A claim is needed to even have an argument?

• True
• False

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CCSS.W.8.1A

CCSS.W.8.1B

Where is the claim located in an argument essay?

• The claim is the last sentence in the first body paragraph.
• The claim is the first sentence in the first body paragraph.
• The claim is the first sentence in the introduction.
• The claim is the last sentence in the introduction.

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CCSS.W.8.1A

Parents should not be fined when their
children bully because it is difficult to
enforce. No matter how well a parent
communicates an anti-bullying
sentiment at home, they are not with
their children at school and can not
control their actions. People think the
fine will stop the thirteen million
bullying cases a year. However, a
majority of bullying never gets
reported so nothing would actually
happen to those children and their
parents.
Which sentence is the counterclaim?

• However, a
  majority of bullying never gets
  reported so nothing would actually
  happen to those children and their
  parents.
• Parents should not be fined when their
  children bully because it is difficult to
  enforce.
• No matter how well a parent
  communicates an anti-bullying
  sentiment at home, they are not with
  their children at school and can not
  control their actions.
• People think the
  fine will stop the thirteen million
  bullying cases a year.

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CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.SL.8.3

CCSS.W.8.1A

CCSS.W.8.1C

Towns should not ban the sale of disposable water bottles because it adds to a healthier lifestyle. According to the
International Bottled Water Association,
63% of people polled would choose a drink with sugar if bottled water wasn’t
available. Americans consume 1 billion
bottles of beverages a day; only a small
portion of those are bottled water.  Environmentalists, though, feel that the
almost 200 million disposable bottles
in landfills is a good reason to ban
them.
Which sentence is the counterclaim?

• Environmentalists, though, feel that the
  almost 200 million disposable bottles
  in landfills is a good reason to ban
  them.
  bottles of beverages a day;
• Towns should not ban the sale of disposable water bottles because it adds to a healthier lifestyle.
• Only a small
  portion of those are bottled water.
• According to the
  International Bottled Water Association,
  63% of people polled would choose a drink with sugar if bottled water wasn’t
  available.

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CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.W.8.1A

What is counterclaim?

• proves the counterclaim (opposite/opposing viewpoint) is false 
• opposite/opposing viewpoint of your claim or the writer’s claim
• a writer’s position on a problem or an issue

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CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.SL.8.3

CCSS.W.8.1A

CCSS.W.8.1C

What is argument writing?

• a story told as a series of events, with characters, settings, and themes
• a presentation of ideas by informing and explaining
• a disagreement, trying to convince on a topic with opposing views
• a restatement of a text to clarify meanings

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CCSS.W.8.1A

CCSS.W.8.1B

CCSS.W.8.1C

What is an introduction?

• the last paragraph of an essay
• the first sentence of a paragraph
• the first paragraph of an essay
• the last sentence of a paragraph

What is a hook?

• a word of phrase to link ideas together smoothly
• the first paragraph of an essay
• the statement of title, author, and genre in an RTL
• a sentence to catch the readers attention

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CCSS.W.8.3A

What is the body?

• the middle paragraphs of an essay
• the first paragraph of an essay
• the middle sentences of a paragraph
• the last sentences of an essay

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CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.W.7.2B