Argumentative Text

What is a claim?

• I claim that my teachers are the best.

• A statement the author is trying to prove, usually supported by evidence.

• A personal opinion with no evidence.

• Something you shout at a baseball game.

What is evidence?

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

• Something made up to help prove your point

• Taking notes about a story

• Sink or float

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

What is a stereotype?

• A good feeling you have about someone

• A type of music player

• A unfair and unsupported belief about a group of people

• The name of my pet turtle

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CCSS.RL.5.6

What is a fact?

• An opinion

• A summary

• Something that actually exists and can be proven true

• A brief description of a story

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

What does it mean to persuade someone?

• To give facts about a topic

• To make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth of something

• To give your opinion about a topic

• To lie about a topic

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CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

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

• Counterargument

• Conclusion

• Thesis statement

• Opposition

3. Which of these transition words would you use in the counterargument paragraph?

• Also

• Similarly

• However

• In conclusion

6. What is the purpose of an argumentative essay?

• To entertain the reader

• To prove the thesis is right

• To change the reader´s opinion about a topic

• To give information about a topic

7. Which of these phrases would be good to use to cite text evidence?

• In conclusion,

• According to the text,

• In my opinion,

• In other words,

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CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

9. Which quote supports the claim that people should stop using screens?

• "Screens cause students to be distracted and then they cannot learn well."

• "Screens allow students to find information quickly and efficiently."

• "Technology has become more advanced in the past ten years."

• "Screens on cell phones have become larger in the past few years."

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1