Argumentative Writing

The position a writer is taking:

• Claim

• Counterclaim

• Reason

• Evidence

Where would the thesis statement be found?

• Conclusion

• Introduction

• Body Paragraph

• Counterclaim

What is a thesis statement?

• States the opposition

• States a claim

• States a claim + reasons

• States background information

What is a hook?

• Grabs the readers attention

• Background information

• Argument

• Claim

What is a bridge in an introduction?

• Reason

• Grabs the readers attention

• Connects the hook to the thesis

• Counterclaim

What kind of essay tries to convince the reader of something?

• Informative

• Argumentative

• Descriptive

• Expository

What should a rebuttal do?

• Support the counterclaim

• State the opposing view

• Make a claim

• Refute the counterclaim

Any type of information that helps prove a claim

• Evidence

• Elaboration

• Support

• Reasons

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

Facts, quotations, and statistics may be this type of support

• Elaboration

• Reasons

• Evidence

• Explanation

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

What must be included when you are using evidence from a source?

• Quotations

• Name of Source

• Paragraph Number

• All of the above

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8