Argumentative Essay

Which of these is NOT a part of an argumentative essay?

• Introduction

• Body Paragraphs

• Conclusion

• Setting

What is the purpose of an argumentative essay?

• To persuade the reader

• To entertain the reader

• To tell an interesting story

• To give information about a topic

Which of these is NOT part of an argumentative essay introduction?

• Hook

• Summarize the Issue

• Claim

• Evidence

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

• Introduction

• Hook

• Body Paragraph

• Conclusion

Which quote supports the claim that we should stop using screens for a week?

• "Screens cause students to be distracted and then they cannot learn as well."

• "Screens allow students to find information quickly and efficiently."

• "Technology has become more advanced in the past ten years."

• "Screens on cell phones have become larger in the past few years."

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

Which piece of evidence best supports the claim that we should have sports in middle school?

• "In schools that have sports, students attend games after school."

• "When schools have sports programs, the school must spend money on coaches and equipment."

• "Research shows that school sports increase student interest in school"

• "School sports include volleyball, soccer, basketball and tennis."

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

The evidence below best matches which claim?

Teachers stay late at work many times a week. Teachers plan and grade student work while they home at night. Teacher spent many hours on weekends planning lessons for the week.

• In my opinion, teachers respect students.

• In my opinion, teachers work very hard.

• In my opinion, teachers are very knowledgeable.

• In my opinion, teachers are very important.

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

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,

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

What is the other side of the issue (opposite of your claim) called?

• Counterargument

• Conclusion

• Thesis statement

• Ex-claim

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

• However

• Also

• Similarly

• In conclusion