Argumentative Text Pre-assessment

Which piece of evidence best supports the claim , "Students should have sports class in middle school"?

• "Schools that have sports class are popular."

• 
  "Including sports programs is expensive."

• 
  "Research shows that sports increase student interest in school."

• 
  "School sports include volleyball and soccer."

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.5

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

• Counterargument

• Thesis statement

• Conclusion

• Opposition

Which of these transition words would you use in the counterargument paragraph?

• 
  Also

• However

• 
  Similarly

• In conclusion

The evidence below best matches which claim?

"Teachers often stay late at work, plan and grade student work at home and spend many hours on weekends planning lessons for the week."

• Teachers respect students.

• 
  Teachers are very knowledgeable.

• 
  Teachers work very hard.

• Teachers are very important.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.5

Which of these is NOT a part of an argumentative text?

• 
  Introduction

• 
  Setting

• Body Paragraphs

• 
  Conclusion

What is the purpose of an argumentative essay?

• To entertain the reader

• To change the reader´s opinion about a topic

• To prove the thesis is right

• To give information about a topic

Which of these phrases would be good to use to cite text evidence?

• 
  In conclusion,

• 
  In my opinion,

• According to the text,

• 
  In other words,

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.5

Which quote supports the claim that people should stop using screens?

• 
  "Screens cause students to be distracted and then they cannot learn well."

• 
  "Technology has become more advanced in the past ten years."

• 
  "Screens allow students to find information quickly and efficiently."

• 
  "Screens on cell phones have become larger in the past few years."

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RL.4.5

A thesis statement is NOT...

• 
  the author´s claim

• 
  a question

• 
  the main argument of the essay

The thesis statement in an Argumentative text must briefly mention the ideas of the topic sentences that will be developed in the body paragraphs.

• True

• False