Argumentative Writing Notes Review

What is the goal or purpose of an argumentative essay?

• To give information withOUT giving your opinion

• Change the mind of your audience

• To tell a story

• To take a test

What is the order of an argumentative essay?

• Intro, Conclusion, TBEAR's, Counterclaim

• TBEAR, Intro, Counterclaim Conclusion

• Intro, Counterclaim, TBEAR's, Conclusion

• Intro, T-BEA-BEA-R's, Counterclaim, Conclusion

A THESIS is: 

• The position you are trying to get your readers to accept
• Claim + two reasons

• found in the introduction
• all of the above

Where in the essay should a thesis statement appear?

• first paragraph
• anywhere in the essay
• last paragraph
• the first sentence of every paragraph

What goes in the Background Information in your intro? Select THREE

• Evidence from the text

• Author & title

• Summary of essay topic

• Summary of novel

List the three steps needed in your introduction:

1. 1.

2. 2.

3. 3.

True or False: Each T-BEA-BEA-R needs textual evidence

• False

• True

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

What is the FIRST sentence/part of your TBEAR called?

• Topic sentence

• Talking point

• Transitional phrase

The TOPIC SENTENCE in your TBEAR should be how many sentences?

• 1 sentence

• 2 sentences

• 3 sentences

• 4 sentences

TBEAR

What is the purpose of the BRIDGE in your TBEAR?

• To give your reader directions on how to get to the other side of the road

• To first confuse your reader about your evidence before later explaining it

• To provide context for your evidence so your reader knows who was speaking/what was happening and the page number of your evidence

• Bridge? You don't need a bridge!

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1