Argumentative Text-Open Journal

When you read an argumentative text, always look for the ___________ first.

• conclusion

• claim

• problem

• solution

The claim is the _________the author takes on a subject.

• position

• counterclaim

• thing

• evidence

Which part of an argumentative text contains the claim?

• only in the conclusion

• it doesn't

• beginning or introduction

• middle or body

The author will include facts and ____________ to prove the claim

• stage directions

• paragraphs

• evidence

• Venn Diagrams

The best way to keep your cat from destroying furniture with her claws is to have a scratch post.

This is an example of a-

• evidence

• fact

• question

• claim

The claim is the author's ____________.

• evidence

• opinion

• question

• mission

After we bought a scratch post, Fluffy sharpened her claws on it instead of the couch. This is an example of-

• claim

• evidence

• fact

• opinion

Cats have the most interesting eyes of all the animals. This is an example of-

• The cat showing its riz.

• a lie

• a fact

• a claim

The counterclaim is-

• a place to set objects

• the writer's opinion

• the argument against the claim

• evidence

Identifying the author's stance (position) in an argumentative text is important for understanding the-

• background of the author

• main argument

• structure of the text

• intended audience