Understanding the Argumentative Writing Process

Making a claim and supporting it using logic is:

• Persuasion

• Argument

• Claim

• Evidence

information used to back up and support your answer

• bridge

• argument

• persuasion

• evidence

The people that will be affected by this topic or read your essay

• Evidence

• Audience

• your teacher

What is the first thing you put in the introduction of an argumentative essay?

• Argument

• Hook

• three reasons

• rebuttal

A claim is:

• The position you are trying to get your readers to accept

• found in the introduction

• the thesis statement

• all of the above

Which of these is NOT a part of an argumentative essay?

• Introduction

• Conclusion

• Body Paragraphs

• Setting

Which quote supports the claim that we should stop using screens for a week?

• "Screens cause students to be distracted and then they cannot learn as well."

• "Technology has become more advanced in the past ten years."

• "Screens allow students to find information quickly and efficiently."

• "Screens on cell phones have become larger in the past few years."

What is the other side of the issue (opposite of your claim) called?

• Counterargument

• Thesis statement

• Conclusion

• Ex-claim

Which of these transitions would you use in the counterargument paragraph?

• However

• Similarly

• Also

• In conclusions

Which piece of evidence best supports the claim that - students should have sports class in middle school?

• "Schools that have sports class are popular."

• "Research shows that sports increase student interest in school."

• "Including sports programs in expensive."

• "School sports include volleyball and soccer."