Argumentative Writing

Every argument begins with one of these.

• claim
• reason
• evidence
• explanation

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.K.1D

To support a claim, you should have one or more of these, which tell why.

• reason
• counterclaim
• statistic
• counterargument

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CCSS.W.6.1A

CCSS.W.6.1B

CCSS.W.6.1C

This tells more about the reasons that support a claim, especially why it matters.

• claim
• evidence
• counterclaim
• reason

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.K.1D

__________is the opposing claim; the other side

• Counter-claim
• Rebuttal
• Conclusion
• Claim

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CCSS.L.4.1C

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

This is a structured essay using clear CLAIM, EVIDENCE, & REASONING for the purpose of persuading others

• narrative essay
• explanatory essay
• argumentative essay
• descriptive essay

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CCSS.W.6.1A

CCSS.W.6.1B

CCSS.W.6.1C

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 

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.K.1D

What is evidence?

• The opposing view

• Facts and statistics to support ideas

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

• Connects the evidence to the claim

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CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

What is another word for counterargument?

• Argument

• Claim

• Counterclaim

• Evidence

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What is information used to back up and support your answer?

• Hook

• Argument

• Claim

• Evidence

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CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Why is it important to “cite” textual evidence?

• To use evidence from the text to prove you read it.

• To prove your answer is correct

• To use evidence from the text to support your answer

• All of the above

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CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D