Argumentative Essay Terms

Argumentative Essay Terms

9th - 12th Grade

12 Qs

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Argumentative Essay Terms

Argumentative Essay Terms

Assessment

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English

9th - 12th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

CCSS
RI.8.1, RI.8.8, RL.11-12.1

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What is an argument?

A speaker's thoughts about a problem or issue.

A claim supported by reasons and evidence.

A declaration made to explain an action or belief.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What is a claim?

A series of facts that support a position. It's embedded within a body paragraph.

To prove something wrong or false.

A speaker's opinion or position on a problem or an issue. It's the first sentence or two in a body paragraph.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Identify correct elements and order of an argumentative essay.

Counterclaim, Thesis, Claim, Reasons, Rebuttal, Conclusion

Claim, Counterclaim, Support, Rebuttal

Thesis, Claims, Reasons, Evidence, Counterclaim, Rebuttal, Conclusion

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What is the purpose of a conclusion in an argumentative essay?

To convince the reader to agree with your position

To convince the reader to argue your position

To balance out both sides of the position

To inform the reader about a topic

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What is a thesis statement?

A concluding sentence

A detail of the sentence

A summary of the main points of an essay, sometimes also called the central claim

A question about something

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What is a counterclaim?

Support of my claim

Opposite of my claim

Concludes my claim

My ending rebuttal

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

the specific pieces of information that support a claim; can be facts, quotations, examples, statistics, personal experiences, etc.

evidence

claim

argumentative essay

counterclaim

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