Argumentative Text Exit Ticket

Your opinion or argument is called a(n) 

• claim 
• evidence 
• counterclaim 
• limitation 

Which of the following is not a form of evidence?

• quote from an expert 
• a statistic
• government definitions 
• a counterclaim 

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

Which of the following would not be a counterclaim to the following claim: All cars should be yellow.

• All cars should not be yellow. 
• All cars should be black. 
• Cars should be different colors. 
• Cars are great. 

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

• hook
• thesis
• claim
• evidence

a position statement that asserts an idea or makes an argument for a specific side

• concession
• claim/thesis
• refutation
• evidence

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

• counterclaim
• fallacy
• refutation
• argument

What should you do after presenting text evidence?

• Move on to another reason
• Transition to another paragraph
• Summarize that evidence
• Explain how that evidence proves your thesis statement

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

Which would be the most "credible" 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.8.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

Where does the claim/ thesis go?

• In the second paragraph

• Last sentence of the first paragraph

• First sentence in the second paragraph

• In the first paragraph

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

• Evidence 
• Topic Sentence 
• Counterclaim 
• Claim