Argumentative Writing Quiz

Every argument must begin with...

• reason

• evidence

• explanation

• claim

To support a claim, you should have one or more of these in your own words...

• reason

• statistic

• counterclaim

• text-based evidence

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.W.6.1A

CCSS.W.6.1B

CCSS.W.6.2B

CCSS.W.6.9A

Facts, quotations, statistics, and case studies are all types of:

• Reasons

• Evidence

• Appeals

• Opinions

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.W.6.1B

CCSS.W.6.2B

A writer who uses persuasion attempts to:

• teach you how to make or do something

• inform you about historic or current events

• influence you to do or believe something

• tell a story

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.SL.6.3

CCSS.W.6.1A

CCSS.W.6.1B

In persuasive writing, the writer may include information about an opinion that he or she is not supporting. In presenting this information, he or she has provided a:

• case study

• citation

• testimonial

• counter-argument

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.SL.6.3

When you evaluate evidence, you:

• restate the proof offered by the author

• decide if the proof supports the author's claims

• decide if you like it or not

• make sure that it is the author's opinions

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.SL.6.3

 In argumentative writing, the writer will often present information about the opposite side, or a _____________________.

• Facct

• Citation

• Anecdote

• Counter-Argument

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.8

What is another word for counterargument?

• Argument

• Rebuttal

• Counterclaim

• Evidence

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5C

What is a thesis statement?

• A general idea of what the story is about

• A statement that explains the main idea of the essay

• A summary of the main idea

• A statement that hooks you into reading the essay

Tags

CCSS.W.6.2A

CCSS.W.6.2B

A thesis is...

• making a claim

• taking a position

• the main idea of your essay

• all of the above

Tags

CCSS.W.6.2A

CCSS.W.6.2B