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Expository or Argumentative

Authored by Sarah Williams

English

8th Grade

CCSS covered

Expository or Argumentative
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the author's purpose of an ARGUMENTATIVE PAPER?

To inform the reader about a topic

Entertain the reader with a story

Argue for/against a topic

Describe using the five senses

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is a writer's position on an issue or topic?

Counterclaim

Rebuttal

Claim

Logic

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

If your claim is, “Students should wear school uniforms,” your counterclaim would be ...

Some students should wear school uniforms.

I don’t like school uniforms because they are ugly.

Students should not wear school uniforms.

School uniforms would be a good idea.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is an argument?

A discussion that involves opposing views on an issue; a fact or statement offered as proof or evidence

A general statement that offers support for a claim

Facts, statistics and other information used to support reasons

A statement of position on an issue.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

rebuttal

when an author re-states their supports at the beginning of each paragraph for the audience to be reminded of.

when the author agrees with a counterargument and explains why it is right.

when the author responds to a counterargument with reasons why the counterargument is wrong.

when an author re-states their thesis statement for the audience.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the definition of rebuttal?

Something that has been proven true.

A personal view, belief, or judgement

A process of feelings towards a certain topic

Reasons why the counterclaim is as valid as the claim

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The points that explain why an author is making a certain claim.

evidence

claim

reasons

opinion

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

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