Argumentative Texts

A text that uses facts and evidence to support a claim it is making is

• Argumentative

• Descriptive

• Informational

• Narrative

How an author feels about a topic

• point-of-view/ perspective

• purpose

• thesis

• fact

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

A sentence that states the purpose of writing

• transition

• persuasive

• conclusion

• thesis

a writer's position on a problem or issue

• thesis

• claim

• counterclaim

• evidence

The opposite view of the author's is the

• argument/ opinion

• claim

• counterclaim/ counterargument

• thesis

A statement that supports your claim

• reason

• thesis

• counterclaim

• opinion

Facts, statistics, quotes that support a claim

• argument

• thesis

• evidence

• counterclaim

The people the essay is written for is the

• audience

• counterclaim

• author

• opinion

What a text is mostly about; the main idea

• Centra idea

• Argument

• Opinion

• Counterclaim

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

A thing that is known or proved to be true

• argument

• fact

• opinion

• claim

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6