Argumentative Writing Vocabulary

What is a claim?

• The opposing viewpoint
• The writer's position that they are trying to prove
• Facts and statistics to support ideas
• Connects evidence to the claim

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.W.8.1A

CCSS.W.8.1B

What is a counterargument?

• The opposing viewpoint
• The writer's position that they are trying to prove
• Facts and statistics to support ideas
• Connects evidence to the claim

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.SL.8.3

CCSS.W.8.1A

CCSS.W.8.1C

The reason an author writes is the ________________________.

• Warrant
• Author's purpose
• Claim
• Evidence

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.6

What is evidence?

• The opposing viewpoint
• The writer's position that they are trying to prove
• Facts and statistics to support ideas
• Connects evidence to the claim

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

True or False: An opinion is a strong piece of evidence to support a claim.

• True
• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

True or False: A strong argument contains a claim, evidence, and reasoning.

• True
• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.W.8.1A

CCSS.W.8.1B

If your claim is, "Students should wear school uniforms," your counteragument would be...

• Some students should wear school uniforms.
• Students should not wear school uniforms.
• I don't like school uniforms because they are ugly.
• School uniforms would be a good idea.

Tags

CCSS.W.8.1A

CCSS.W.8.1C

A genre of writing that requires the student to investigate a topic; collect, generate, and evaluate evidence; and establish a position on the topic in a concise manner.

• narrative writing
• explanatory writing
• persuasive writing
• argumentative writing

Tags

CCSS.W.8.1A

CCSS.W.8.1B

CCSS.W.8.2A

CCSS.W.8.8

Which of the following is an example of a fact?

• I think students should read every night.

• Reading is the best thing to do in your free time.

• The average 7th grader reads 800,000 words per year.

• Alan Gratz is the best author.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What type of evidence is this? According to NASA scientists, Mars once had liquid water.

• Statistic

• Expert Opinion

• Anecdote

• Fact

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A