Argument Writing

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

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CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.SL.6.3

CCSS.W.6.1B

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

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CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.SL.6.3

CCSS.W.6.1A

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

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

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

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CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.SL.6.3

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

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CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.W.6.8

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.

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CCSS.W.6.1A

CCSS.W.6.1B

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.

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.W.6.1A

CCSS.W.6.1B

If you were arguing about whether or not rats are useful to humans, which of the following would make the best evidence?

• 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.

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.W.6.1A

CCSS.W.6.1B

Which of the following uses an in-text citation correctly?

• Rat meat is rich in protein (Becky Lane).

• Rat meat is rich in protein (Lane).

• Rat meat is rich in protein (page 3).

• Rat meat is rich in protein (source 2).

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.W.6.1B

If you were arguing about whether or not rats are useful to humans, which of the following would make the BEST analysis of this evidence: Rat meat is rich in protein (Lane 3).

• This is important because it shows rats are useful to humans.

• It is important to note that not all kinds of food can provide these kinds of proteins.

• This is important because protein is important.

• 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.

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.6.8