Argumentative Text Vocabulary Quiz 1

An Argumentative text is ...

• The reason the author writes about a topic

• The pattern an author constructs as he organizes his ideas

• defending both sides of a topic or issue

• A text in which the writer develops and defends a position or debates a topic using logic or persuasion.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

The audience...

• gives specific details or facts that support an inference or claim

• combines two modes of communication to create meaning

• is the intended target group for a message

• has reliable and trustworthy characteristics

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

The author's purpose ...

• Is the reason the author writes about a topic

• Is an incorrect or problematic argument that is not based on sound reasoning

• Is anything outside the main body of the text that helps convey meaning

• Has reliable and trustworthy characteristics

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

A claim is ...

• A credible or reliable source of information

• The position about a topic or issue

• The intended target group for a message

• An incorrect or problematic argument that is not based on good reasoning

A counterargument is ...

• The pattern an author constructs as he organizes his ideas and provides supporting details

• The reason the author writes about a topic

• The position or assertion about a topic or issue

• A viewpoint that opposes, or goes against an author’s claim.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

A reliable source ...

• Is a credible, believable source of information

• Are important ideas throughout a text that support the central message

• Is a text in which the author develops and defends a position

• Is the intended target group for a message

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

the reason an author writes about a particular topic

• claim

• author's purpose

• audience

• credible evidence

information used to back up and support your answer

• bridge
• persuasion
• argument
• evidence

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

What is the first thing you put in the introduction of an argumentative essay?

• argument
• three reasons
• hook
• rebuttal

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What is the other side of the issue (opposite of your claim) called?

• Counterargument

• Conclusion

• Thesis statement

• Ex-claim