Argumentative Essay Summative

Should a parent go to jail if their children misbehave? A lady in Idaho is trying to prove that children only misbehave because parents are negligent in instructing their children on correct social behavior. She claims if a parent goes to jail it will motivate parents to take more responsibility for a child's behavior. Research and history show that children will be children regardless of parenting styles. In this paper I will show how a child's behavior can only be molded through child discipline - not parent discipline.

Which sentence is the counterclaim?

• Should a parent go to jail if their children misbehave?

• A lady in Idaho is trying to prove that children only misbehave because parents are negligent in instructing their chilren on correct social behavior.

• She claims if a parent goes to jail it will motivate parents to take more responsibility for a child's behavior.

• In this paper I will show how a child's behavior can only be molded through child discipline - not parent discipline.

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CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.W.7.1A

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.W.7.1A

CCSS.W.7.1C

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.7.1A

CCSS.W.7.1B

CCSS.W.7.1C

CCSS.W.7.1E

Where 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

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CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.W.7.2A

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

What is a conclusion?

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

What is evidence? 

• Facts that support the original claim 
• Opinions that support the original claim 
• Unverified statements that don't support a claim 
• Author's choice of words that creates discussion

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

What is another word for counterargument?

• Argument
• Counterclaim
• Rebuttal
• Evidence

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CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RI.7.4

Which of the following is not one of the basic parts of an argument or claim?

• Claim
• Rebuttal
• Counterargument
• Discussion

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CCSS.RI.7.8