Argument Writing
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English
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6th - 8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a claim?
a statement that names the position or stance you take on a topic
a statement provided by the writer to justify and support WHY a claim should be accepted
information such as statistics, facts, definitions, and quotations from experts, that are used to support a reason
the position or stance taken by the opposite side in an argument
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1C
CCSS.L.9-10.1B
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a reason?
a statement that names the position or stance you take on a topic
a statement provided by the writer to justify and support WHY a claim should be accepted
information such as statistics, facts, definitions, and quotations from experts, that are used to support a reason
the position or stance taken by the opposite side in an argument
Tags
CCSS.L.1.1J
CCSS.L.2.1F
CCSS.L.8.1C
CCSS.L.K.1D
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is evidence?
a statement that names the position or stance you take on a topic
a statement provided by the writer to justify and support WHY a claim should be accepted
information such as statistics, facts, definitions, and quotations from experts, that are used to support a reason
the position or stance taken by the opposite side in an argument
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1C
CCSS.L.9-10.1B
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a counterclaim?
a statement that names the position or stance you take on a topic
a statement provided by the writer to justify and support WHY a claim should be accepted
information such as statistics, facts, definitions, and quotations from experts, that are used to support a reason
the position or stance taken by the opposite side in an argument
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.8
CCSS.SL.6.3
5.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of these is important to consider when deciding if a source is good to use or not?
how current it is
how relevant to your topic it is
how accurate it is
how authoritative the author/publisher is
the purpose of the author/publisher
Tags
CCSS.RI.3.5
CCSS.RL.4.1
CCSS.RL.5.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
If you were arguing about whether or not rats are useful to humans, which of the following would make the best claim?
So what this means is that rats could actually be important to solving the problem of world hunger by providing protein to people with little access to traditional protein sources.
Rat meat is rich in protein (Lane 3).
One reason is that rats are a good potential food source.
Rats are beneficial to humans.
Tags
CCSS.W.6.1A
CCSS.W.6.1B
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
If you were arguing about whether or not rats are useful to humans, which of the following would make the best reason?
So what this means is that rats could actually be important to solving the problem of world hunger by providing protein to people with little access to traditional protein sources.
Rat meat is rich in protein (Lane 3).
One reason is that rats are a good potential food source.
Rats are beneficial to humans.
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.1
CCSS.RI.6.8
CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RL.6.1
CCSS.RL.7.1
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