Argumentative Essays

What is a claim? 

• a statement used to support or prove the thesis
• quotations from a source
• the analysis explaining the meaning of evidence 
• a sentence that grabs your reader's attention 

What is a direct evidence?

• a statement used to support or prove the thesis

• quotations from straight from a source

• the analysis explaining the meaning of evidence

• a sentence that grabs your reader's attention

What order do essays go in? 

• Introduction, Body Paragraph, Body Paragraph, Conclusion
• Body Paragraph, Introduction, Conclusion, Body Paragraph 
• Introduction, Body Paragraph, Conclusion, Body Paragraph
• Conclusion, Introduction, Body Paragraph, Body Paragraph

What is a evidence? 

• a statement used to support or prove the thesis
• quotations from a source
• the analysis explaining the meaning of evidence 
• a sentence that grabs your reader's attention 

What is analysis? 

• a statement used to support or prove the thesis
• quotations from a source
• the explanation of the meaning of evidence 
• a sentence that grabs your reader's attention 

Goal

The writer aims to get the reader to accept his perspective/his side as truth.

• Argumentative

• Persuasive

TECHNIQUE

Relevant reasons and credible data are blended to demonstrate the writer’s argument as true.

• Persuasive

• Argumentative

Which of these is NOT a part of an argumentative essay?

• Introduction

• Body Paragraphs

• Conclusion

• Setting

What is the purpose of an argumentative essay?

• To persuade the reader

• To entertain the reader

• To tell an interesting story

• To give information about a topic

What is the other side of the issue (opposite of your claim) called?

• Counterargument

• Conclusion

• Thesis statement

• Ex-claim