Argument Writing

Your opinion or argument is called a(n) 

• claim 
• evidence 
• counterclaim 
• limitation 

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1C

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

the argument against a claim (what the other side would say if they disagreed with a claim)

• counterclaim
• fallacy
• refutation
• argument

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.SL.6.3

Which would be the most "credible" source for your evidence?

• An article from a news journal
• A quote from Wikipedia
• A quote from a popular blog with over a million followers
• A statement from a famous celebrity

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

What is evidence? Choose the best answer

• Something you cite as support in your essay

• an opinion

• Something you can trust

• part of your essay

Once you state your piece of evidence, you have to further explain it to your reader or audience. This explanation is called your

• Claim

• Reasons

• Explanation

• Concluding Statement

What are reasons?

• sentences that explain why you or the author believe something

• evidence from the text

• the explanation sentence

Facts, quotations, examples, and statistics can all be used as _______________.

• evidence

• claims

• arguments

• counterclaims

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

What is the purpose of an argument?

• TO EXPLAIN
• TO PERSUADE
• TO ENTERTAIN
• TO INFORM

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.SL.8.3

What is a rebuttal?

• Something you call your little brother

• The boat from Finding Nemo

• Smashing the other person's argument

• Restating your argument

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1C

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

How does Argument writing differ from Narrative writing?

• It has characters, setting and plot
• You state you opinion in a serious tone
• It is fact based
• It's all the same