Every argument must begin with...

• reason

• evidence

• explanation

• claim

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.K.1D

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

• reason

• statistic

• counterclaim

• text-based evidence

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.K.1D

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

• Reasons

• Evidence

• Appeals

• Opinions

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.K.1D

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

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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

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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

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CCSS.L.3.1A

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

• Facct

• Citation

• Anecdote

• Counter-Argument

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CCSS.RI.6.8

What is another word for counterargument?

• Argument

• Rebuttal

• Counterclaim

• Evidence

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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

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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

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CCSS.W.6.2A

CCSS.W.6.2B