Argument Assessment

Body paragraph 1 should go with _______ from your introduction.

• reason 1
• reason 2
• reason 3
• hook

Where does the claim go? 

• In the second paragraph 
• In the introduction
• First sentence in the second paragraph 
• In the paragraph containing the counterargument.

Which of the following is not a form of evidence?

• quote from an expert 
• a statistic
• an example
• a counterclaim 

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Body paragraph 2 should go with _______ from the introduction.

• reason 1
• reason 2
• reason 3
• opposing claim

How do you know evidence is taken from the text? 

• You capitalize it 
• It is in all CAPS 
• You use quotation marks
• You italisize it

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

This sentence tells what the topic is for the entire paragraph. 

• Evidence 
• Topic Sentence 
• Counterclaim 
• Claim 

The _____________ states the argument the writer is trying to prove. 

• Claim
• Topic Sentence 
• Evidence 
• Conclusion

The first sentence, or several sentences,  in a piece of writing used to grab the reader’s attention or lead them into the topic...

• hook
• thesis
• claim
• evidence

the argument against a claim (what the other side would say if they disagreed with a claim)

• counterclaim
• fallacy
• refutation
• argument

Which would be the most "reliable" source for your evidence?

• An article from a news journal
• A quote from Wikipedia
• A quote from a popular blog with over a million followers
• A statement from a famous celebrity

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1