Argumentative Essay Background

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20 Qs

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Argumentative Essay Background

Argumentative Essay Background

Assessment

Quiz

English

9th - 12th Grade

Medium

Created by

Stephanie Biondi

Used 2+ times

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20 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of sentence is this? "It's absurd how Americans are buying water when there are more reliable systems in place already."

Commentary (CM)

Concrete Detail (CD)

Counterclaim

Hook/Attention Grabber

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a claim?

the central argument

quotes and paraphrases you pull directly from the text in order to support your argument

explains to the reader why and how the quotes and paraphrases that were used helps prove the claim to be true

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is evidence?

the central argument

quotes and paraphrases you pull directly from the text in order to support your argument

explains to the reader why and how the quotes and paraphrases that were used helps prove the claim to be true

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is commentary?

the central argument

quotes and paraphrases you pull directly from the text in order to support your argument

explains to the reader why and how the quotes and paraphrases help prove the claim to be true

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The speech states, “... one day right there in Alabama little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers” (King).


This sentence is:

Evidence

Commentary

Neither

Both

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The correct ratio of evidence to commentary is:

1 evidence : 1 commentary

1 evidence : 2 commentary

2 evidence : 1 commentary

2 evidence : 2 commentary

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following best describes the purpose of using evidence in an argumentative essay?

To provide personal opinions and anecdotes to make the essay more relatable

To offer facts, statistics, or quotes to support the essay's claims

To restate the essay's thesis in different words

To introduce new topics that are not covered in the essay's thesis

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