Trimester 2 Argumentative Vocabulary

a sentence that states the purpose of an essay

• counterargument

• thesis statement

• rebuttal

• claim

ideas that are presented to oppose an argument

• counterargument

• reasons

• evidence

• explanation

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

argument or information explaining why the author believes he or she is correct

• evidence

• explanation

• anecdote

• reasons

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

statements in which reason is used to influence actions or ideas

• argument

• counterargument

• claim

• thesis statement

supporting materials used to prove or disprove something. (facts, data, statistics, etc)

• statistics

• data

• explanation

• evidence

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

collecting, organizing, and explaining data

• statistics

• data

• reasons

• evidence

organized information in number form

• statistics

• evidence

• reasons

• data

something that truly exists or happens

• opinion

• evidence

• fact

• explanation

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

a belief or way of thinking about something

• fact

• opinion

• claim

• argument

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.6.6

short personal story relating to the topic used to grab the reader's attention

• anecdote

• claim

• thesis statement

• argument