MDVS English 1 Argumentative Claims

What is a claim?

• a main detail

• the writer 's opinion

• the central opinion that writer expects to prove in an argument

• writer's central position/stance on a topic

Tags

CCSS.W.8.1A

In order to write an effective claim or thesis, a writer must

• establish two sides to an argument

• establish a issue or problem and express an opinion

• establish a issue or problem and express an opinion

• establish a issue or problem and express an opinion for or against and support it with reasons

Tags

CCSS.W.8.1A

CCSS.W.8.1B

CCSS.W.8.1C

What are the 4 ways to state a Claim for an Argumentative essay?

• Cause and Effect

  Memorable phrase

  Framed sentence

  should and should not

• ~use should and should not

  ~conjunctions

  ~strong Verbs

  ~reasons

• ~Should or should not 

  ~Problem / solution

  ~Caused the problem/ effects

  ~Is the right or wrong cause of action

A Framed Sentence Format for a mapped argumentative claim must have 6 elements:

#1 Subject _____________#2 Strong helping verb/verb ___________________ #3 Position (For/Against)___________ #4 Reasoning/Reasons _________#5 Coordinating Conjunctions ________#6 Affirming the Impact______.

Which sentence is a mapped argumentative

claim and includes all of the elements listed above?

• High school graduates should be required to take a year off to pursue community service projects before entering college in order to increase their maturity and global awareness.

• While both Northerners and Southerners believed they fought against tyranny and oppression, Northerners focused on the oppression of slaves while Southerners defended their own right to self-government.

• Within the state of Florida, the ability for parents to choose an education path that is best for their children is an exciting opportunity

P.O.V. means

• the writer's point of view or perspective

• the writer's mood or attitude

• the writer's connotation

• the writer's ability to show the reader

If evidence is hidden or missing or not explicitily stated, the reader will

• not arrive at a unreasonable conclusion

• arrive at the correct understanding of the argument

• not arrive at the intended destination of the writer's argument

• arrive at a confused yet reasonable conclusion

Relevant evidence connects to ________________________.

• a body paragraph to comprehend

• a claim in a way that sense

• a detail that makes sense

• a metaphor that makes sense

Tracing an argument means ...

• following the claim and evidence like roads on a map .

• following the details to arrive at a claim

• following the sentence structure to understand the argument

• following writer's attitude

a strong argument should provide a clear route to connect its claims andevidence

• True

• False

Evidence must be sufficientwhich means there should be enough of it to be confusing

• true

• false