Argumentative Writing

What is a thesis statement?

• what you want to say

• the beginning of an essay

• a sentence in which you state your main argument and a brief description of how you will prove it

• a sentence that tells the topic.

Tags

CCSS.W.8.1B

CCSS.W.8.2A

CCSS.W.8.4

What is a counterclaim?

• The opposing viewpoint

• The writer's position that they are trying to prove

• Facts and statistics to support ideas

• Connects evidence to the claim

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1C

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

During the claim-evidence-reasoning pattern, the reason is

• the power of the mind to think

• the basis or motive for an action

• an explanation for how or why your evidence proves your point

During the claim-evidence-reasoning pattern, the claim is

• to formally request or demand

• where you state your point

• to say something is true

When you paraphrase someone else’s ideas,

• you use the exact words

• you pick only the important items

• you summarize what they have said in your own words

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

Credible evidence means that it

• comes from a reliable, unbiased source.

• persuades people

• comes from important people

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

What is a statistic when used as evidence in an argument?

• a branch of mathematics dealing with the collection, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of masses of numerical data

• the science of collecting data

• a fact or piece of data

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.5.2

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 

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.K.1D

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.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

A thesis statement is NOT... 

• the main point of the essay
• the main argument of the essay
• a summary
• opinion + reasons

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2