Writing Claims and Evidence Quiz

What should you avoid when making claims in your writing?

• Being specific

• Over-generalizing

• Using evidence

• Including commentary

Why is it important to include commentary in your writing?

• To make the text longer

• To connect evidence back to your claim and thesis

• To confuse the reader

• To add more quotes

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

What should you do to ensure your claims and evidence align with the main argument?

• Revisit your thesis

• Add more examples

• Use complex language

• Write a summary

What does writing for a specific audience require an understanding of?

• Their hobbies

• Their values and expectations

• Their favorite books

• Their daily routine

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

How can your choice of language and topics affect your writing?

• It can make it longer

• It can resonate with the audience to increase engagement

• It can make it more difficult to read

• It can reduce the need for editing

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

What is an example of appealing to voters' emotions?

• Using complex statistics in a speech.

• Referencing shared values in a campaign speech.

• Presenting a detailed financial report.

• Discussing technical details of a policy.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is the main purpose of building effective arguments?

• To entertain the audience

• To persuade or motivate the audience

• To confuse the audience

• To inform the audience without bias

What approach is suggested for making arguments more compelling?

• Single-faceted approach

• Multi-faceted approach

• Emotional-only approach

• Logical-only approach

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is the purpose of identifying claims and evidence in an argument?

• To memorize the text

• To assess the strength of arguments

• To ignore the main points

• To rewrite the argument

Why is it important to engage critically with the text?

• To construct arguments more effectively

• To read faster

• To avoid understanding the content

• To skip unnecessary details

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10