Argumentative Writing

The three steps to writing an introduction are: (a)   ​ (b)   ​ (c)  

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• Hook
• Background Info/Elaborate
• Thesis  Statement or Claim
• Proof
• Explain
• Topic Sentence
• Main Idea

The steps to writing a body paragraph are: ​ (a)   ​ (b)   ​ (c)   ​ (d)  

• Topic Sentence
• Proof/Evidence
• Explain/Elaborate
• Summary/So What?
• Claim
• Thesis Statement
• Conclusion
• Main idea

In which part of the argumentative essay do you include the quotes from the text?

• Introduction

• Hook

• Body Paragraph

• Conclusion

What is the purpose of a hook sentence?

• To tell the reader what your essay is going to be about.

• To get your reader interested in your essay.

• To share the authors opinion with the reader.

• To provide facts to the reader.

Tags

CCSS.W.7.2A

CCSS.W.7.3A

Information used to back-up and support your answer is called

• reasons

• persuasion

• argument

• evidence

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.K.1D

Words, phrases, clauses that help the reader see how your ideas fit together to support your topic

• Argument

• Claim/Thesis

• Transitions

• Formal Style

Tags

CCSS.W.8.1C

CCSS.W.8.2C

CCSS.W.8.3C

Part of your counterclaim paragraph 

Proves the other side wrong using evidence 

• rebuttal

• background information

• conclusion

• counterclaim

In which paragraph is the thesis statement found?

• Body

• Introduction

• Conclusion

• None of the above

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which of these transitions would you use in the counterargument paragraph?

• However

• Also

• Similarly

• In conclusions

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

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

• In conclusion,

• According to the text,

• In my opinion,

• In other words,

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.W.6.9A