Argumentative Text

The statement an author makes about a topic is called a(n):

• essay

• claim

• reason

• evidence

A counterargument is:

• a text that an author uses to defend a position

• the quality of having trustworthy and reliable sources

• a viewpoint that opposes the author's claim

• the intended target group for a message

1. Which piece of evidence best supports the claim that -students should have sports class in middle school-?

• "Schools that have sports class are popular"

• "Including sports programs is expensive."

• "Research shows that sports increase student interest in school"

• "School sports include volleyball and soccer.

4. The evidence below best matches which claim?

-Teachers often stay late at work, plan and grade student work at home and spend many hours on weekends planning lessons for the week.-

• Teachers respect students.

• Teachers work very hard.

• Teachers are very knowledgeable.

• Teachers are very important.

Facts, quotations, examples, anecdotes, and statistics can all be used as _______________.

• evidence

• claims

• arguments

• counterclaims

If I claim that cell phones should not be allowed in classrooms, a counterargument would be:

• potatoes are overrated

• cell phones should be allowed in classrooms

• cell phones are important for daily life

• cell phone ring tones are annoying

What is an "Intended Audience"?

• Someone watching TV

• A video game about aliens invading Earth

• The listener, viewer, or reader of a text

• A song by Kanye West

What reason supports the claim: Frozen yogurt is better than ice cream.

• Ice cream comes in a lot of different flavors

• Frozen yogurt doesn't taste good.

• Frozen yogurt is healthier than ice cream.

• Ice cream cones are best when paired with ice cream

What evidence supports the claim: Students should read outside of school.

• Reading outside of school increases reading comprehension

• Reading is a fun habit

• Students should have more responsibility

• Libraries have different genres of book students will like

If the author's claim is that cell phones should not be allowed in classrooms, a counterclaim may discuss why:

• Cellphones are useless

• Cellphones are beneficial in the classroom

• Cellphones are distracting

• Cellphones can be dangerous