Argument Essay

Fact

• A characters actions, thoughts and words.

• A statement based on what one thinks, feels or believes

• Information that is certain and can be proven

• Conflicts using language

Your opinion or argument is called a(n)

• claim

• counterclaim

• evidence

• rebuttal

What is a hook in writing?

• Captain of a pirate ship

• The closing sentence of your conclusion

• The best piece of evidence in your paper

• How you engage your reader in the beginning

Tags

CCSS.W.7.3A

Where does your thesis/claim go?

• In the first body paragraph

• In the counterclaim

• In the introductory paragraph

• In the conclusion

Tags

CCSS.W.7.1A

CCSS.W.7.2A

Where is a claim found?

• Introduction

• Support Paragraph

• Counterargument

• Conclusion

Identify the claim

• Winter is better than summer.

• Students should wear school uniforms.

• I like tacos better than burritos.

• Humans are mammals.

A claim is needed to even have an argument?

• True

• False

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

How many paragraphs should an argument essay have?

• 4

• 3

• 5

• 10

What should each body paragraph include?

• reason

• evidence

• explanation

• all of the above