(01/12/2022) Argument Writing Review and Practice

Your opinion or argument is called a(n) 

• claim 
• evidence 
• counterclaim 
• limitation 

Which of the following is not a form of evidence?

• quote from an expert 
• a statistic
• government definitions 
• a counterclaim 

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Which of the following would not be a counterclaim to the following claim: All cars should be yellow.

• All cars should not be yellow. 
• All cars should be black. 
• Cars should be different colors. 
• Cars are great. 

the first sentence in a piece of writing used to grab the reader’s attention right away

• hook
• thesis
• claim
• evidence

the argument against a claim (what the other side would say if they disagreed with a claim)

• counterclaim
• fallacy
• refutation
• argument

What should you do after presenting text evidence?

• Move on to another reason
• Transition to another paragraph
• Summarize that evidence
• Explain how that evidence proves your thesis statement

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

How do you know evidence is taken from the text? 

• You capitalize it 
• It is in all CAPS 
• You use quotes 
• You simply state it is from the text, but do not use quotes 

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

What is a source? Choose the best answer

• Something you cite as support in your essay
• a book or website
• Something you can trust
• part of your essay

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is credibility?

• A way to support your reasons
• A good website or article
• It means you can trust the source to be accurate and give accurate info
• evidence

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

If you are on the pro side of an argument, what is the opposite side?

• Con
• Against
• Disagree
• All of these are correct