TREE + ICE + Argument

When you have to write a topic sentence in a TREE paragraph, what should you include?

• Part of the question and your answer.

• Retype the question completely.

• Part of the question, your opinion, and your reasons.

• Your opinion

When Introducing a quote, what should you include?

• Speaker

• Speaker + job title

• Where it was published

• Author of the book

Why is it so important to include the job title in an introduction to a quote?

• So someone else could use the information.

• To waste your time.

• It is to make your paragraph longer.

• It builds credibility.

How many reasons can you include in a TREE paragraph?

• Only EVER ONE

• Up to 15

• As many as you want as long as you explain/support them in the TREE paragraph

• You do not need reasons in a TREE paragraph.

Why do we cite (Author's Last Name Pg #) a quote?

• We do not want to plagarize.

• We want to be able to find it easily.

• To make your teacher's life easier.

• To make your paragraph fancy.

What do you do in an elaboration sentence?

• Wrap up your paragraph.

• Explain how your evidence connects to your reason.

• Summarize the information in the paragraph.

• Restate information from other sentences.

TRUE or FALSE: When completing a V-Chart, you should be collecting examples about YOUR opinion ONLY.

• I don't need to use a V-Chart

• Sometimes

• True

• False

Choose ALL that apply: Why are V-Charts helpful in argument?

• They help you collect evidence.

• They help you decide your opinion.

• V-Charts tell you what is true.

• V-Charts include almost all the information you could need in a TREE paragraph.

If I am writing a TREE paragraph about how lizards are the best animal, what would be the BEST source to use?

• An article from a Zookeeper

• An article from a 3rd grader

• An article from your uncle who has 9 lizards

• An article from a science textbook published 20 years ago.

Which of these websites could you trust to have correct information?

• A news cite that does not reference any of its sources.

• A blog updated every day, every hour.

• An encyclopedia updated by a nonprofit organization

• A website updated by a company that makes essential oils