Argumentative Writing

What is a thesis statement?

• It's where you say what people who disagree with you say.

• The sentence that explains the main idea of the essay.

• It's the first part of the essay that is supposed to capture attention.

• It's part of the body paragraphs.

How many paragraphs is your essay supposed to be?

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6

What is the counterclaim?

• Where you explain how many paragraphs your paper is going to be.

• Where you explain the background information needed to understand the essay

• Where you use a fact, statistic, or quote to try to hook people's attention

• Where you say what people who disagree with you say, and then say why they are wrong

Which of these is not a part of a body paragraph?

• Point

• Extrapolation

• Evidence

• Explanation

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

Which of these explains the correct order of the introduction?

• Thesis statement, Hook, Background information

• Hook, Background Information, Thesis statement

• Background information, hook, thesis statement

• Hook, Thesis Statement, Background information

Which of these was not a type of evidence we learned about?

• Anecdote

• Quote

• Fact

• Parable

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

Which of these best describes what an anecdote is?

• Expert opinion

• Something you take if you've been poisoned

• A joke

• Small story

Which of these was NOT a way we learned to avoid plagiarism?

• Copyrighting

• Paraphrasing

• Summarizing

• Quoting

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which of these was NOT an element of a good paraphrase?

• Accuracy

• Originality

• Precision

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What is the difference between paraphrasing and summarizing?

• One happens at the start of the essay and one happen at the end

• How much information you're using

• There is no difference

• One is where you put it into your own words and the other isn't

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9