Argumentative Passages in Writing

TRUE/FALSE: The CONCLUSION paragraph gives the reader an ENDING to the paper.

• True

• False

Argumentative Writing is written to

• provide information

• persuade or convince

• tell a story

• none of these are correct

A claim is

• the position one has on a topic

• a citation for a quote

• is in the conclusion paragraph

• is not in an argumentative essay

The first paragraph of an argumentative essay consists of

• the thesis/reasons

• the claim

• a "hook"

• all of the above

There a ______ paragraphs in an argumentative essay.

• 4

• 5

• 6

• 7

There are ____ body paragraphs in an argumentative essay

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

The concluding paragraph consists of

• revisiting the topic

• restating the claim

• writing a "call to action" sentence to leave the reader with a final thought

• All of the above

Each body paragraphs consists of

• a reason

• cited evidence

• elaboration (explaining how the evidence supports the reason)

• All of the above

The organizational structure of an argumentative essay consists of

• Introduction paragraph, 4 body paragraphs and a concluding paragraph.

• Introduction paragraph, 2 body paragraphs and a concluding paragraph.

• Introduction paragraph, 3 body paragraphs and a concluding paragraph.

Writers must use evidence from the provided passages/texts to support their reasons in an argumentative essay.

• True

• False