argumentative writing

First & Last Name

CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY: A writer should include what information in their E - EXPLANATION portion of each BODY PARAGRAPH? (Think of an ACE response)

• Sentence Starter

• Restate Answer to Question

• Because

• Explanation

CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY: A writer SHOULD include what information in the BODY of an argumentative paper? (Three items - Think of an ACE response)

• Topic Sentence with Reason

• Citation

• Explanation

• Thesis Statement

Ideas that are presented to oppose an argument

• rebuttal

• counterargument

• claim

• evidence

What is the author's purpose of an ARGUMENTATIVE PAPER?

• To inform the reader about a topic

• Entertain the reader with a story

• Argue for/against a topic

• Describe using the five senses

What paragraph should your THESIS STATEMENT go in?

• Introduction

• Body 1

• Body 2

Collecting, organizing, and explaining data

• thesis statement

• opinion

• claim

• statistics

A paragraph that contains fully developed reasons, explanations, explanations, counterargument, and rebuttal.

• introduction paragraph

• body paragraph

• counterargument paragraph

• conclusion paragraph

A paragraph that contains the lead, background information, thesis statement, and brief reasons.

• introduction paragraph

• body paragraph

• counterargument paragraph

• concluding paragraph

A claim is

• an explanation of why evidence is important.

• the facts to support a case.

• the position, or opinion, the author is trying to make the reader believe.