Argumentative Writing Review

Select the best thesis statement:

• Climate change can affect people and how they live because it can cause fungus, temperatures to rise, and water levels to rise.

• There must be action against climate change since it is negatively effecting the Earth.

• Some animals spend their whole life trapped in an uncomfortable, tiny, and dirty cage. This is not a life any living being should have.

• In my opinion we must protect our planet for our ecosystems, our plants, and innocent animals like the Adelie penguin.

The thesis statement should express a main idea that links to supporting points

• True
• False

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CCSS.W.8.1A

CCSS.W.8.1B

CCSS.RI.8.2

What is a thesis statement?

• A general idea of what the essay is about
• A summary of the main idea
• A statement that explains the main idea of an essay
• A suggestion that you should read the essay

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CCSS.RI.8.2

Which of the following is a major component of any thesis?

• making a claim
• providing an amusing anecdote
• being at least three sentences
• only providing facts

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CCSS.W.8.1A

CCSS.W.8.1B

CCSS.W.8.2B

Where should a thesis statement appear?

• first paragraph
• anywhere in the essay
• last paragraph
• the first sentence of every paragraph

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CCSS.RI.6.5

Which CLAIM is the strongest for the following thesis statements?

• Violent video games are harmful for young people to play.
• Violent video games are harmful to young people, and it should be stopped.
• Violent video games are harmful for young people to play because  children can become desensitized to death.
• Violent video games are harmful for young people because they should be reading a book.

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CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.W.8.1B

Which of the following is effective body paragraph format for an argumentative essay:

• Claim, Evidence, Analysis, Evidence, Analysis, Transition

• Claim, Evidence, Evidence, Analysis, Transition

• Claim, Evidence, Analysis,Transition

Which hook is the strongest?

• Imagine the government showing up at your house and telling you that you don’t have access to running water anymore because they are using your water to create an oil pipeline. This is what is happening to Native Americans with the Dakota Access Pipeline.

• Did you know Native Americans are fighting an oil pipeline on their land?

• The Dakota pipeline project is going to be taking over the Native’s water sources, it will be interfering with their religious freedom, and it will be breaking their treaty with the government.

• The government should not be allowed to put a pipeline through Native American land.

The hook is the first sentence in your introduction paragraph?

• True
• False

Your introduction should present your topic and purpose.

• True
• False