Argumentative and Persuasive Writing

What is a thesis statement?

• Main idea of a paper

• Topic of a paragraph

• Claim

• Broad generalization

True or false: A thesis statement is narrow

• False

• True

What is a topic sentence?

• The main idea of the paper

• Evidence for the thesis statement

• The main idea of a paragraph

• The reason for a claim

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which of the following is a claim?

• Students should have school uniforms because they're awesome.

• Students should have school uniforms.

• Students should be required to read two texts a semester because it improves their writing abilities.

• School lunch periods should be longer because students need more time to eat and socialize.

Making a claim and supporting it using logic is:

• persuasion

• an argument

• claim

• reason

 

information used to back up and support your answer

• reason

• claim

• evidence

• thesis

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

Challenging the argument by addressing the position of someone who may not agree with the argument

• reason

• argument

• warrant

• counterargument

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

 

The people that will be affected by this topic or read your essay

• your teacher

• audience

• experts

What is a primary source?

• A written analysis of data

• A compilation of information

• A firsthand document or testimony

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is evidence?

• the opposing side of an argument

• what is used to support or defend statements, arguments, or claims

• what is used to describe why the author made a claim

• the position taken by the author

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RI.7.1