Argumentative Writing Practice

The writer's position on an issue

• claim

• counterclaim

• rebuttel

• thesis

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

• evidence

• claims

• arguments

• counterclaims

Background information is important, because...

• explains the author's perspective

• provides evidence that will support the claim.

• provides context the reader may not know.

• it gives the author some time to gather their thoughts.

What is the purpose of an argument?

• TO EXPLAIN
• TO PERSUADE
• TO ENTERTAIN
• TO INFORM

A counterargument for the claim: Students Should Be Allowed to Chew Gum in School is ...

• Some teachers believe that chewing gum is a distraction.

• Chewing gum helps students concentrate.

• Although some teachers believe that chewing gum is a distraction, it actually helps some students concentrate and focus.

• Chewing gum is beneficial for everyone.

The author's purpose is to convince us that the ________________ is true.

• evidence

• claim

• counterclaim

• clues

Which would be a STRONG rebuttal to the counterclaim: Some teachers may believe that chewing gum is a distraction for students.

In other words, which statement would help to prove it wrong.

• Chewing gum can lead to headaches.

• Chewing gum leads to a dirty campus.

• On the other hand, chewing gum is a distecation for students.

• Although some teachers believe that chewing gum is a distraction, reasearch shows that it actually helps some students concentrate and focus.

What is textual evidence?

• Your claim.

• Proof from the text to support your answer.

• What the author thinks about a topic.

• An explanation in your own words about your claim.

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Which piece of evidence could be used to BEST support this claim:
High school students should be required to wear uniforms.

• When adding everything up, a school uniform could end up costing more than $200.
• A student reported, "Allowing us to wear our own clothes gives us a chance to show our unique style and independence."
• At one school that recently required students to wear uniforms, attendence rates went up, and behavior incidents went down.
• School uniforms can be ordered online .

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Claim or evidence? A recent study proved that some dogs are able to sniff out cancer cells in patients.

• Claim

• Evidence

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