Argument Essays

How many paragraphs does your argument essay need to be

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

True or False: You must discuss the counterclaim in your argument essay.

• True

• False

Which of these is NOT part of an argumentative essay introduction?

• Hook

• Summarize the Issue

• Claim

• Evidence

The sentence stem: "Some people....." usually indicates what?

• The counterclaim

• The claim

• The reason

• The literary element

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

Argumentative Essay

• An essay that presents arguments and evidence to support a certain viewpoint.

• A group of words that expresses a complete thought–they should start with a capital letter and end with a punctuation mark.

• A statement that declares a belief or position on a certain topic.

• Facts, examples, or details that support a claim or thesis statement.

The last sentence in your introduction paragraph should be:

• An introduction to your topic

• Thesis: counterclaim + claim + reasons

• Your Hook

• A summary of the texts you read

True or False: You do not need to cite each piece of evidence.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

A connection or explanation of the evidence is

• how the evidence supports the claim

• what the evidence means

• a citation

• a summary

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1