Aspects of Argumentative Writing & MLA Format

What is a claim?

• The opposing viewpoint

• Facts and statistics to support ideas

• The writer’s position that they are trying to prove

• Connects evidence to the claim

Tags

CCSS.W.8.1A

CCSS.W.8.1B

CCSS.W.8.1C

What is a counterclaim?

• The opposing view

• Facts and statistics to support ideas

• The writer’s position that they are trying to prove

• Connects evidence to the claim

Tags

CCSS.W.9-10.1A

CCSS.W.9-10.1B

CCSS.W.9-10.1C

If your claim is, “Students should wear school uniforms,” your counterclaim would be ...

• Some students should wear school uniforms.

• I don’t like school uniforms because they are ugly.

• Students should not wear school uniforms.

• School uniforms would be a good idea.

Tags

CCSS.W.9-10.1A

CCSS.W.9-10.1B

CCSS.W.9-10.1C

Which sentence states the writer’s claim?

(1) The school tardiness policy needs to be revised. (2) Students should not be punished for circumstances that are out of their control. (3) For instance, the city buses tend to run late in the wintertime. (4) Students should not be forced to wake up an hour early just to be sure that they’re not five minutes late.

• Sentence 1

• Sentence 2

• Sentence 3

• Sentence 4

When you state why you are making a claim, you are giving your:

• Counterclaim
• Thesis Statement
• Reasons
• Rebuttal

Tags

CCSS.W.8.1B

Your reasoning should always be supported by what?

• Counterclaims
• Evidence
• Claims
• Arguments

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.W.9-10.1

CCSS.W.9-10.9

When you paraphrase someone else’s ideas,

• you use the exact words

• you pick only the important items

• you summarize what they have said in your own words

Tags

CCSS.W.8.8

Sources are places where one finds evidence to support one's claim. A _____________ is a list of the sources used in researching information.

• Claim

• Counterclaim

• Bibliography/Works Cited

• Credible Source Page

If an entry in a Works Cited List is longer than one line, second and all subsequent lines need to be indented half an inch. This is called a hanging indent.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.3A

What is the line spacing for an MLA paper?

• Single

• Double

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.3A