Argumentative Writing

What is a claim? 

• a statement used to support or prove the thesis
• quotations from a source
• the analysis explaining the meaning of evidence 
• a sentence that grabs your reader's attention 

What is a evidence? 

• a statement used to support or prove the thesis
• quotations from a source
• the analysis explaining the meaning of evidence 
• a sentence that grabs your reader's attention 

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

What order do essays go in? 

• Introduction, Body Paragraph, Body Paragraph, Conclusion
• Body Paragraph, Introduction, Conclusion, Body Paragraph 
• Introduction, Body Paragraph, Conclusion, Body Paragraph
• Conclusion, Introduction, Body Paragraph, Body Paragraph

A statement that conveys your opinion on a topic:

• Reasons
• Rebuttal
• Counterclaim
• Claim

Your reasoning should always be supported by what?

• Counterclaims
• Evidence
• Claims
• Arguments

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

Facts, statistics, authoritative opinions, and data could all be used as:

• Thesis Statement
• Introduction
• Evidence
• Conclusion

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

The opposite side of an argument to the one you are taking is known as the:

• Reasons
• Claim
• Counterclaim
• Rebuttal

When you address the counterclaim by explaining why it is wrong, this is known as a:

• Thesis Statement
• Conclusion Paragraph
• Claim
• Rebuttal

Once you choose a position/side, you should

• develop your claim/thesis
• develop an introduction
• outline your entire essay

Regardless of its message, Mark Twain’s talent and its ability to withstand, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is at risk of being taken off the shelves of schools across the country. As an American student, I firmly believe that we must make a stand against this potentially great loss, and make sure that The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is kept in our schools and in our minds for the sake of describing the indescribable, understanding the most complicated of thoughts and easing pain. 
Which sentence is the CLAIM?

• Regardless of its message, Mark Twain’s talent and its ability to withstand, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is at risk of being taken off the shelves of schools across the country.
•  As an American student, I firmly believe that we must make a stand against this potentially great loss, and make sure that The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is kept in our schools
• for the sake of describing the indescribable, understanding the most complicated of thoughts and easing pain.