Writing an Argumentative Essay about an Injustice- Edgenuity

An argument that is based on research

• uses opinions to support its position.

• explains the reader’s point of view.

• relies on credible sources.

• looks at a topic from two different positions.

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Look at the following steps for writing an argumentative essay.

Step 1: Claim

Step 2: Reasoning

Step 3: Support

Step 4: Conclusion

Which details should be included in Step 3?

• connecting ideas

• ideas and logic

• research and evidence

• topic and position

Reasoning for an argumentative essay should be

• logical.

• neutral.

• emotional.

• popular.

Read the introduction to a student’s essay.

Students should speak up when they see someone cheating in class. Doing so lets cheaters know that people are watching and consequences will follow.

What claim is this writer making in the essay’s introduction?

• Students often notice when their peers are cheating.

• Students are willing to look the other way when they see peers cheating.

• Students should report cheaters so the practice can be stopped.

• Students are aware that cheating is wrong but are willing to risk it.

Which site would be the most reliable source for an essay about bullying in schools today?

• a personal blog about one person’s experiences with bullies

• a government website with statistics about bullying

• an interview with a neighbor who hasn’t been bullied

• an encyclopedia entry about bullies from the 1900s

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Read the following claim.

Everyone should stand up to bullying, whenever or wherever they encounter it. It hurts the kids who are bullied as well as the kids who witness it.

Which piece of evidence would support this claim?

• Bullying can happen on the playground, at school, or on the bus.

• Kids who are bullied often have problems doing their schoolwork.

• Kids who bully often blame others for their problems.

• Bullying is getting a lot of national attention right now.

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Read the excerpt from Claudette Colvin:Twice Toward Justice by Phillip Hoose, and then read the paraphrase of it.

Excerpt:

Colvin recalled that, “After the other students got up, there were three empty seats in my row, but that white woman still wouldn't sit down—not even across the aisle from me. That was the whole point of the segregation rules–it was all symbolic–blacks had to be behind whites. If she sat down in the same row as me, it meant I was as good as her.”

Paraphrase:

Colvin explained that the other students got up, but she did not. As a result, someone refused to sit down. Segregation rules meant that Colvin had to be behind white passengers, not in the same row. If they sat in the same row, it would mean that all people were equal.

What information is missing from the paraphrased text?

• who the passage is about

• who wrote the book

• who provided the information

• who refused to sit down

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The conclusion of an argumentative essay

• does not need to repeat the topic.

• restates the claim and why it is important.

• ignores counterclaims and the opposing view point.

• addresses any other idea not previously discussed.

Read the following excerpt from The Hero Project by Robert and William Hatch.

FLORENCE GRIFFITH-JOYNER: Before I actually started competing in track and field we used to race in the neighborhood where I grew up in south-central Los Angeles. I said, "Wow. Wouldn't that be nice for me to be able to feel this good about something I love so much for the rest of my life?" So I chose, at a very early age, to continue running throughout my entire life. And again, it's so important that whatever you do in life, that you enjoy it.

Which transition word indicates that additional information is being added?

• so

• again

• before

• and

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Read the following excerpt.

jaylen, for example, has tourettes syndrome. However, no matter what the reason, bullying is wrong. Instead of hurting eech other, we shoudl all learn to embrace our differences and get alowng.

This excerpt needs to be edited for

• spelling and capitalization.

• grammar and punctuation.

• word spacing and spelling.

• punctuation and word spacing.

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