What is the purpose of an argument?

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

Information used to back up and support your answer is...

• bridge

• persuasion

• argument

• evidence

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

The people that will be affected by the topic of your essay...

• evidence

• your teacher

• audience

A claim is...

• the position being brought to your readers to accept

• the thesis/position statement

• found in the introduction

• all of the above

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.8

CCSS.W.9-10.1A

CCSS.W.9-10.1B

True or False:

Evidence will be facts that support the claim.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

The writer's position on an issue

• claim

• counterclaim

• rebuttel

• thesis

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.8

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.W.9-10.1

CCSS.W.9-10.1A

CCSS.W.9-10.1B

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

• evidence

• claims

• arguments

• counterclaims

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.W.9-10.1

CCSS.W.9-10.2B

CCSS.W.9-10.9

the argument against a claim (what the other side would say if they disagreed with a claim)

• counterclaim

• fallacy

• author's purpose

• argument

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.8

CCSS.W.9-10.1A

CCSS.W.9-10.1B

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.

Reasoning is used to...

• explain why evidence is important to a claim.

• explain why a counterclaim is incorrect.

• provide insight into the author's thoughts.

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1