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Understanding Argumentative Text

Authored by Quevetta Frank

English

7th Grade

CCSS covered

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Understanding Argumentative Text
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1.

MATCH QUESTION

3 mins • 15 pts

Match the following

specific details or facts that support an inference or idea

Argument

a statement of the position or arguable thesis about a topic or issue

Bias

an attempt to persuade someone on a topic open to debate

Counterclaim

a particular feeling or opinion about a subject that is often preconceived or unreasoned

Claim

an opposing claim that disagrees with the thesis

Evidence

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

2.

MATCH QUESTION

3 mins • 15 pts

Match the following

a logically incorrect argument that contains a conclusion that is not supported by data

Direct address

a text in which the writer defends a position or debates a topic using logic and persuasion

Hyperbole

an extreme exaggeration

Argumentative text

a reliable resource the writer can use to cite information

Credible source

a technique that addresses or calls to an absent person

Faulty reasoning

3.

MATCH QUESTION

3 mins • 15 pts

Match the following

an author's use of a general statement meant to apply to many cases; jumping to conclusions

Reliable source

a credible or believable source

Stereotypes

a rhetorical fallacy that labels a person group based on an oversimplified assumption

Logical fallacy

a question asked to create dramatic effect or make a point but not actually answered by the audience

Sweeping generalization

an incorrect or problematic argument that is no based on sound reasoning

Rhetorical question

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

4.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

You must use a _____ when citing data to support your claim.

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CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

5.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

3 mins • 3 pts

She made the _ that everyone should volunteer in their community.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

6.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

3 mins • 3 pts

An example of _____ is saying, "I have a ton of homework."

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

7.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

3 mins • 3 pts

My nana is always making _____. She says she will never go to the hospital because her sister died in one...talk about jumping to conclusions!

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

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