ARGUMENTATIVE WRITING PRETEST

What is a claim? 

• a statement used to support or prove the thesis
• quotations from a source
• the analysis explaining the meaning of evidence 
• a sentence that grabs your reader's attention 

What is a evidence? 

• a statement used to support or prove the thesis
• quotations from a source
• the analysis explaining the meaning of evidence 
• a sentence that grabs your reader's attention 

What is analysis? 

• a statement used to support or prove the thesis
• quotations from a source
• the explanation of the meaning of evidence 
• a sentence that grabs your reader's attention 

What is true of the introductory paragraph? 

• ends with the thesis
• introduces the big idea of the essay
• starts with a hook
• all of these

What order do essays go in? 

• Introduction, Body Paragraph, Body Paragraph, Conclusion
• Body Paragraph, Introduction, Conclusion, Body Paragraph 
• Introduction, Body Paragraph, Conclusion, Body Paragraph
• Conclusion, Introduction, Body Paragraph, Body Paragraph

Formal or Informal? 
Went to Barcelona for the weekend. Lots to tell you.

• formal 
• informal

Formal or informal? 
Ya'll ok? 

• Formal
• Informal

Credible or not credible? 
Websites that end with .org, .edu, or .gov 

• Credible
• Not Credible

Credible or not credible? 
A blog post

• Credible
• Not Credible

What does credible mean? 

• trusted
• legitimate
• unbiased
• all of the above