Argument Writing

Your opinion or argument is called a(n) 

• claim 
• evidence 
• counterclaim 
• limitation 

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1C

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which of the following is not a form of evidence?

• quote from an expert 
• a statistic
• government definitions 
• a counterclaim 

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

the first sentence in a piece of writing used to grab the reader’s attention right away

• hook
• thesis
• claim
• evidence

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.5

CCSS.W.6.2A

What should you do after presenting text evidence?

• Move on to another reason
• Transition to another paragraph
• Summarize that evidence
• Explain how that evidence proves your thesis statement

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.6.1

Where is the claim located in an argument essay?

• The claim is the last sentence in the first body paragraph.
• The claim is the first sentence in the first body paragraph.
• The claim is the first sentence in the introduction.
• The claim is the last sentence in the introduction.

Tags

CCSS.W.8.1A

What is a claim?

• What you believe. I comes just before the three reasons for believing something.
• The information needed to understand the background of the essay.
• The first sentence in a body paragraph of an essay.
• Hope for a brighter future.