Argument Writing

Your opinion or argument is called a(n) 

• claim 
• evidence 
• counterclaim 
• limitation 

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CCSS.W.4.1A

CCSS.W.4.1B

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

• hook
• thesis
• claim
• evidence

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CCSS.RL.6.5

CCSS.W.6.2A

A __________ is a statement the writer is trying to prove is true. 

• Evidence
• Claim
• Counter-claim
• Conclusion

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CCSS.W.9-10.1

CCSS.W.9-10.1A

CCSS.W.9-10.1B

Concluding statements do all of the following except

• End the essay. 
• Restate the claim. 
• Make a new claim. 
• Summarize the main points. 

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CCSS.W.6.1E

CCSS.W.6.2F

True or False this is a claim?- “Bugs are highly nutritious and eating them can fix the problem of hunger and malnutrition in the United States.”

• False
• True

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CCSS.RI.6.8

Which of the following would not be a counterclaim to the following claim: All cars should be yellow.

• All cars should not be yellow. 
• All cars should be black. 
• Cars should be different colors. 
• Cars are great. 

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CCSS.RI.9-10.8

CCSS.W.9-10.1A

CCSS.W.9-10.1B

The _____________ states the argument the writer is trying to prove.

• Claim

• Counterclaim

• Body Paragraph

• Conclusion

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CCSS.RI.9-10.8

CCSS.W.9-10.1A

CCSS.W.9-10.1B

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

• evidence

• claims

• arguments

• counterclaims

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CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.K.1D

What is the purpose of an argument?

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

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CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.W.4.1A

CCSS.W.4.1B

The author's purpose is to convince us that the ________________ is true.

• evidence

• claim

• counterclaim

• clues

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.4.8