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

TEKS.ELA.3.10

TEKS.ELA.4.10

TEKS.ELA.5.10

TEKS.ELA.6.9B

TEKS.ELA.7.9B

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

Tags

TEKS.ELA.E1.10B

TEKS.ELA.E2.10B

TEKS.ELA.E3.10B

TEKS.ELA.E4.10B

What a text is mostly about; the main idea

• Centra idea

• Argument

• Opinion

• Counterclaim

Tags

TEKS.ELA.1.9D.I

TEKS.ELA.2.9D.I

TEKS.ELA.3.9D.I

TEKS.ELA.4.9D.I

TEKS.ELA.5.9D.I

A thing that is known or proved to be true

• argument

• fact

• opinion

• claim

Tags

TEKS.ELA.2.9E.II

TEKS.ELA.3.9E.II

TEKS.ELA.4.9E.II

TEKS.ELA.5.9E.II

TEKS.ELA.RI.5E