7th grade Argumentative Essay Questions

Who will be affected by the topic?  Who will read the essay?

• Rebuttal
• Audience
• Argument
• Thesis Statement

Demonstrating why the counterargument is wrong.

• Rebuttal
• Thesis Statement (Claim)
• Persuasion
• Argument

Challenging the argument by addressing the position of someone who may not agree with the argument.

• Rebuttal
• Cite Evidence
• Explain
• Counterargument

Statement that tells the reader how the evidence supports and connects to the claim.

• Explanation or Bridge

• Argument

• Counterargument

• Audience

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

Making a claim/stance and supporting it using logic

• Cite evidence

• Counterargument

• Argument

• Persuasion

Making a claim and supporting it using feelings and emotions.

• Cite evidence
• Rebuttal
• Argument
• Persuasion

Facts that support your claim.

• Explain
• Thesis statement
• Argument
• Cite evidence

The position that you are trying to get your readers to accept.

• Rebuttal

• Persuasion

• Thesis Statement or Claim

• Explain

This essay uses evidence and facts to prove whether or not a thesis is true.  The essay presents two sides of a single issue.

• persuasive
• argumentative
• descriptive
• narrative

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.W.7.1A

CCSS.W.7.1B

CCSS.W.7.1E

The person/people you are trying to convince that your claim is valid or correct are called?

• audience

• opinion

• fact

• reason

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1