Argumentative Essay

A good way to start your opposition paragraph would be with the phrase...

• "I think that..."
• "You should believe my opinion because"
• "Some people may think that..."

Concrete details are

• your opinions
• direct quotes from a reliable source
• grammar usage and conventions
• language development

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

You should support claims with all of the following EXCEPT

• logical reasoning
• relevant evidence
• supporting ideas
• bias opinions

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CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Contractions (don't, can't, doesn't) establish a formal tone.

• False
• True

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

There are three parts to an essay. Which choice contains all of them?

• Thesis, Lead, Hook
• Introduction, Body, Conclusion.
• Claim, Counterclaim, Rebuttal. 

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CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

In which paragraph does the thesis go?

• Body
• Introduction
• Conclusion. 

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CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.7.8

Which of the following choices are hooks used in an essay?

• Sentence, Viewpoint. 
• Thesis, Hook. 
• Question, Quote. 
• Conclusion

What is the topic sentence?

• The sentence that tells the main idea of the paragraph.
• The sentence that ends the essay.
• The sentence that connects the claim. 
• The sentence that is the rebuttal.

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CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

What is an argument?

• A claim that has logic and facts.
• _{A claim that has feelings in it.} 
•  A claim that tells a story.

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CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

What is a hook, or lead?

• The sentence that is the main idea of an essay. 
• The sentence that ends the paper. 
• A sentence that gets the reader's attention_. 

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CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.5