7-2 Argumentative Writing Notes Quiz

A claim is...

• Viewpoint (belief or opinion) about a topic

• How you support your opinion

• The analysis that shows how you got your answer

• What you need to file to get insurance money

What is a hook?

• what the author uses to support each reason

• quotations from a source

• the analysis explaining the meaning of evidence 

• a sentence that grabs your reader's attention 

A THESIS STATEMENT/MAIN IDEA/TOPIC SENTENCE in the introduction should include how many REASONS to the given question that is being discussed in your paper?

• One

• Two

• Three

• Four

TRUE/FALSE: The INTRODUCTION should begin with a HOOK to draw in the reader's' attention into your paper

• True

• False

TRUE/FALSE: The CONCLUSION paragraph gives the reader an ENDING to the paper.

• True

• False

Where do you first mention the claim in an argumentative paper?

• Body

• Conclusion

• Introduction

• The Middle

What is the MINIMUM number of paragraphs required for an ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY?

• Five

• One

• Two

• Four

What is the order of the PARAGRAPHS in an ARGUMENTATIVE PAPER?

• Introduction, Body 1, Body 3, Body Paragraph 2, Conclusion

• Conclusion, Body 2, Body 1, Introduction, Body Paragraph 3

• Body 2, Introduction, Body Paragraph 3, Body 1

• Introduction, Body 1, Body 2, Body Paragraph 3, Conclusion

How many REASONS do you need to support your claim?

• 5

• 3

• 2

How many pieces of EVIDENCE do you need to support your claim?

• at least 2

• at least 3

• at least 5

• at least 1