Argumentative writing review

information used to back up and support your answer

• bridge
• persuasion
• argument
• evidence

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1G

A claim is: 

• The position you are trying to get your readers to accept
• the thesis statement
• found in the introduction
• all of the above

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.K.1D

A counterargument challenges the argument by addressing the position of someone who may not agree with you. 

• True
• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.SL.6.3

What is a rebuttal?

• The opposing viewpoint
• Explains why your claim is stronger than your counterargument
• Facts and statistics to support ideas
• Connects evidence to the claim

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.SL.6.3

CCSS.W.6.1A

CCSS.W.6.1B

What are the three reasons we write?
(Authors purpose for writing)

• Persuade, Inform, Electrify
• Perform, Infer, Entertain
• Persuade, Inform, Educate
• Persuade, Inform, Entertain

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Persuade means...

• Make people agree with you
• Make people angry
• Make people think the opposite thing
• Make people fall in love

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Where in the essay should a thesis statement appear?

• first paragraph
• anywhere in the essay
• last paragraph
• the first sentence of every paragraph

Tags

CCSS.W.5.1A

CCSS.W.5.2A

CCSS.W.5.4

Using evidence to support your claim makes your ideas ____________.

• right
• wrong
• weaker
• stronger

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

Transition words help the essay flow from one idea to the next. An example of a transition word is

• Therefore
• And
• But
• Why

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

Which of the following is NOT a claim?

• California is the best state in the USA.
• Twinkies taste better than other snack cakes because of their texture, their creamy filling, and their golden appearance.
• The school year began on August 18 and will end on June 4
• Christmas is the best holiday of the year.