Narrative, Informative, and Argumentative Writing Strategies

Every argument begins with one of these.

• claim
• reason
• evidence
• explanation

To support a claim, you should have one or more of these, which tell why.

• reason
• counterclaim
• statistic
• counterargument

This tells more about the reasons that support a claim, especially why it matters.

• claim
• evidence
• counterclaim
• reason

__________is the opposing claim; the other side

• Counter-claim
• Rebuttal
• Conclusion
• Claim

Which of these is a well-written piece of evidence that proves students should be required to take a Foreign Language? 

• You will learn another language. 
• Waste of time
• There is little evidence that many students achieve much fluencey in high school. 
• Learning another language improves students' vocabulary and grammar skills. 

Which of these is a well-written counter-claim to the claim that students should be required to take a Foreign Language? 

• Some might argue that it is a waste of time to learn a new langauge.
• Opponents might argue that it is not worthwhile to learn another language because the rest of the world is learning English.
• Learning a new language doesn't help students.
• There aren't many interpreters that aren't imported from outside the U.S.

This is a structured essay using clear CLAIM, EVIDENCE, & REASONING for the purpose of persuading others

• narrative essay
• explanatory essay
• argumentative essay
• descriptive essay

What is the OREO strategy?

• A cookie that is great for dunking in milk!
• A writing strategy used to organize an informative essay.
• A writing strategy used to organize an argumentative essay.
• I'm not really sure.

The first O in the OREO strategy stands for _____________, which is another word for ______________.

• obstinate, claim
• occasional, opinion
• opinion, counterclaim
• opinion, claim

A counterclaim should be included in an argumentative essay so that _________________________.

• the reader will disagree with you.
• the reader will be confused about which side to agree with
• the reader is not left with doubt about the opposing claim
• the reader will have more information