Argumentative Unit

Your introduction paragraph must...

• engage the reader

• explain the issue

• state your claim

• all of the above

True or False:
Evidence is facts that support your claim. 

• True

• False

Which word means your position on a topic?

• counterargument

• evidence

• claim

• foretelling

Allowing cell phones in classrooms is a ________ issue.

• debatable

• non-debatable

• credible

A genre of writing where the author states their claim and backs it with evidence

• Argument

• Persuasive

• Fiction

A genre of writing where the author states their claim and backs it with evidence

• Argument

• Persuasive

• Fiction

Evidence used in an argument needs to be _________ so it grabs the reader's attention.

• relevant

• compelling

• coherent

You think that 6th graders should be able to play basketball for the school, but the intramural directors disagree. The directors believe that 6th graders are too young to deal with the stress of the game and keep up with their grades. What would be a good rebuttal for this scenario?

• Although 6th graders are younger than 7th or 8th graders, some of us are just as responsible as other kids.

• It is true that most 6th graders are less mature than 8th graders.

What is a thesis?

• a fact or detail

• taking something

• a belief, judgement, or way of thinking about something

• a reason to support the opinion

What claim supports the thesis: Frozen Yogurt is better than ice cream.

• Ice cream comes in a lot of different flavors.

• Ice cream cones are good with ice cream.

• Frozen yogurt doesn't taste good.

• Frozen yogurt is creamy and has a lot of toppings.