Argument Essay Pretest

Select each phrase you should NEVER INCLUDE IN YOUR ESSAYS EVER AGAIN IN HIGH SCHOOL.

• Do you think students should wear uniforms?

• Now you know why students should not have to use uniforms.

• The end. :)

• In my opinion, I think students should not have to wear uniforms.

Select all that should be included in your Introduction.

• Hook

• Opinion

• Claim

• Thesis

Select all that should be included in your Reason Paragraphs.

• Transition

• Reason

• Evidence (LQS)

• Explanation

• Opinion

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Which of the following should be written in your own words?

• Reasons

• Explanations

• Direct Quotes

• Rebuttal

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Which of the following represents an excellent example of a claim?

• I think animal testing is stupid.

• In my opinion, I think animal testing should be illegal.

• Yes, I think animal testing should be legal.

• Animal testing should be legal.

Which of the following represents an excellent example of a claim?

• Wolves are super cool animals

• In my opinion, wolves should be protected by the government.

• Yes, wolves should be protected by the government.

• The government should continue to protect wolves.

Select the excellent example of a claim and its counter claim.

• Students should no longer be assigned homework.

  Others may say students should continue to receive homework because it is important practice.

• Students should no longer be assigned homework.

  There are also many benefits to doing homework.

• I think students should never have to do homework again.

  If you think students should have to do homework, then you are a big dummy.

Select the excellent example of a claim and its counter claim.

• Zoos should no longer be legal in the United States.

  Other may say that zoos should still be legal in the United States because they allow people to be educated about wild animals.

• Zoos should no longer be legal in the United States.

  On the other hand, zoos are pretty fun to visit with your family.

• Zoos are cruel and terrible places.

  If you think zoos are good places to visit, then you are a big dummy.

Select the Counter Claim and rebuttal that is the most clear and convincing.

• Others may argue that students should not have to wear uniforms because they prevent students from expressing themselves. Though this may be true during school, students have plenty of opportunities outside of the classroom to express themselves.

• Others may say that students should not have to wear uniforms because they prevent students from expressing themselves. Uniforms force students to be boring and are a bad idea.

• Others may say that students should not have to wear uniforms. They are wrong and here is why.

Select the following that would NOT be a good example of a hook.

• Imagine! Your family sits watching television, cozy on the couch. Suddenly, there are loud gun shots on the TV. Blood splatters the screen. The children scream!

• Does the amount of violence on television ever bother you?

• Every day, children are exposed to a massive amount of violence on television.

• Do you think there is too much violence on TV?