Argumentative elements

States your position or what you wish to argue

• claim

• counterclaim

• hook

• evidence

________comes in the end of your first paragraph

• The conclusion

• The claim

• The reasons

• The evidence

___________needs to be straightforward and clear

• the claim

• the claim

• the claim

• the claim

the reasons behind your argument

• support

• the hook

• concluding statement

• counterclaim

_________provides relevant evidence for your claim

• support

• claim

• counterclaim

• hook

What is a claim?

• used to persuade the reader to take action or agree with the author’s point of view

• the opposing side's view of the issue

• Valid, factual information that supports the reasoning

• the writer’s opinion/position about an issue

What is a counterclaim?

• used to persuade the reader to take action or agree with the author’s point of view

• the opposing side's view of the issue

• Valid, factual information that supports the reasoning

• the writer’s opinion/position about an issue

Check all of the elements that go in your intro paragraph (paragraph 1)

• Hook

• Claim

• Quotes

• Evidence

Should you have a quote in your first paragraph

• Yes

• No

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which is an example of a claim

• The article states, "There is nothing to fear but fear itself."

• Everyone should switch to a vegetarian diet because it is good for your health and better for the environment.

• One reason dogs are better than cats is that they are easier to train.

• It was a rainy day outside. He grabbed his umbrella before he left.