Persuasive Text

The Claim is

• an idea
• the writer's position on a problem or issue
• something that can be proved to be true
• something that is not true

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

A persuasive text ____.

• Informs readers
• attempts to convince readers to agree with a particular viewpoint
• encourages readers to read more
• Both A and B

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

A position on an issue or a problem is a(n) ____.

• evidence
• Persuasive Text
• Claim

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CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

Statistics, expert opinion, research findings and anecdotes are all examples of

• personal views
• evidence
• reasons
• humour

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

______________ the reasons and evidence that help to prove the claim. 

• Endorsement 
• Name calling
• Stereotype
• Support 

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Facts can be

• proven
• explained by opinions
• found only in books
• only used on persuasive texts

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

A counter argument is

• what the writer believes
• An argument against the claim
• An argument for the claim
• Part of a poem

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

What is the opposing viewpoint?

• The good part of an essay
• The explanation of reasons
• The opposite of the claim
• The truth in the essay

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

Reasons are

• statements that support the claim
• opinions about an idea
• quotes from an expert
• at the end of an essay

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Evidence is

• statistics, quotes and ways to prove the reason is right
• only used in crime investigations

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1