AE Vocabulary & Prewriting Class Review

What is evidence?

• Information in an essay that shares opinions.
• Information from the text that backs up the claim.
• Information that comes from the writer's ideas.
• Information that is used to introduce the topic in the essay

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

What is the difference between relevant and irrelevant evidence?

• There is no difference.
• One is one one side of the claim and the other is on the other side of the claim.
• One supports the claim and the other does not support the claim.
• One is important to supporting the claim and the other is not important to supporting the claim.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

What kinds of appeals can a writer use in an argumentative essay?

• Banana, apple, and orange.
• For, Against, Neutral
• Logos, Ethos, Pathos
• Focused, Unfocused, Nebulous

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

How are claim and opposing claim connected?

• The claim and the opposing claim are connected by the argument because they are the two sides of the argument.
• The claim is not connect to the opposing claim at all.
• The claim is connected to the opposing claim because they both use the word claim.
• The claim is connected to the opposing claim because they are things that go together like peanut butter and chocolate.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

What is reasoning?

• Reasoning is when one thinks in solitude to open their mind to new ideas for an essay.
• Reasoning is logical thinking to explain how or why the evidence supports the claim.
• Reasoning is a way of determining right from wrong in an essay.
• Reasoning is the process by which all thinking occurs in writing an essay.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

What is a counterclaim (counterargument)?

• When the writer writes an essay against an idea or topic.
• When the writer determines that their claim is superior to all other claims.
• When the writer determines that their opinions can prove their claim.
• When the writer acknowledges the opposing claim by presenting reasoning or facts to disprove it.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

What is the first step in pre-writing an argumentative essay?

• Read the prompt
• Flip the prompt
• Read and mark the text

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

What two things should you figure out after reading the prompt?

• What kind of essay your are writing and what reasons you will use.
• What kind of essay your are writing and what topic you are writing about.
• What reasons you will use and what topic you are writing about.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

What do you do when you flip the prompt?

• You turn the prompt into a thesis with blanks.
• You turn the prompt around so that you know what to do first, second and so on.
• You find reasons for your thesis.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

How do you know what your purpose for reading is?

• From reading the prompt
• From looking at your flipped prompt/thesis statement
• From the topic

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10