Argumentative Text

The statement an author makes about a topic is called a(n):

• Analysis

• Program

• Claim

• Proposition

All are examples of author's purpose, EXCEPT:

• Persuade

• Entertain

• Accuse

• Analyze

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.5.6

The listener, viewer, or reader of a text is the...

• Author's viewpoint

• Intended Audience

• Counterclaim

• Bias

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

What is evidence?

• Taking notes about a story

• The readers opinion of the text

• The process of drawing a conclusion

• Information from the text that proves or supports the speaker's claim

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

The opposing/opposite point of view, an argument against the author's claim is the

• Counterclaim

• Bias viewpoint

• Author's purpose

• Propaganda

If the author has a bias viewpoint about a topic, they will likely present both sides of the argument

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

If the author's claim is that cell phones should not be allowed in classrooms, a counterclaim may discuss why:

• Cellphones are useless

• Cellphones are beneficial in the classroom

• Cellphones are distracting

• Cellphones can be dangerous

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.W.5.1B

CCSS.W.5.9A

What is author's viewpoint?

• The way the author's perspective about something

• Information from the text that proves or supports something

• The summary of a topic

• Ideas that influence people's opinions

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

What does it mean to persuade someone?

• To provide facts about a topic

• To give your opinion about a topic

• To try and make someone agree with your viewpoints

• To lie about a topic

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.7.8

To try to convince the reader of something is the of argumentative text.

• Purpose

• Claim

• Reasoning

• Support