Analyzing and Evaluating an Argument

What is an argument?

• a disagreement between two people supported by facts

• a fight

• a pity party

• the ment of arguing

The author's claim is like what part of our 3.8 Paragraph?

• Evidence

• Topic Sentence

• Conclusion

• Outline

The "reason" in an argument is kind of like what part of our 3.8 Paragraph?

• Evidence

• Topic Sentence

• Key Idea

• Conclusion

Which one of these sentence starters works best for giving the author's claim?

• The author knows that...

• The author claims...

• The author talks about...

• The claim of this author is...

An argument should be sufficiently supported with what?

• Evidence

• Scaffolding

• Why

• Back up

Two people yelling at each other is an argument.

• True

• False

What does the evidence do in an argument?

• supports the opposite side

• shows you why you are wrong

• supports the claim/reasons

• tells why the claim is wrong

the writer's position on an issue or problem

• claim
• evidence
• counterargument
• I don't know

the first sentence in a piece of writing used to grab the reader’s attention right away

• hook
• thesis
• claim
• evidence

Where can you usually find the claim?

• In the second paragraph

• In the last paragraph

• First sentence in the second paragraph

• In the first paragraph