Argumentative Text Structure

Determine the topic.

Select the questions to Think about...

• What is the text about?

• What does the title say?

• What ideas or words are repeated?

• What's the author's opinion?

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Identify the Claim.

Where can I locate the claim and what I should think about...

• What is the text about?

• The Title

• The Introduction

• What's the author's opinion?

Identify the Evidence.

What I should think about...

• What is the text about?

• How did the author support the claim?

• What facts did the author use?

• What's the author's opinion?

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.5

Identify the Restated Claim.

Where should I look for it?

What I should think about...

• The introduction paragraph

• Did the author retell their opinion again?

• Did the author call to action?

• The last paragraph (conclusion)