ARGUMENTATIVE WRITING REVIEW

Information used to back up and support your answer is..

• bridge

• argument

• persuasion

• evidence

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.W.8.1B

CCSS.W.8.9A

Your introduction paragraph includes...

• your hook

• background information

• thesis sentence

• All of the above

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CCSS.W.8.2A

What is the first thing you put in the introduction of an argumentative essay?

• argument

• three reasons

• hook

• rebuttal

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CCSS.W.8.2A

What is a thesis statement?

• what you want to say

• the beginning of an essay

• a sentence in which you state your main argument and a brief description of how you will prove it

• a sentence that tells the topic.

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CCSS.W.8.1A

CCSS.W.8.2A

The reason part of the thesis statement

• tells all the reasons why you believe what you do

• gives a preview of your reasons

• is the logical point

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CCSS.W.8.1A

CCSS.W.8.1B

CCSS.W.8.2A

An anecdote when used to prove a point is

• a funny story

• an account regarded as unreliable

• a short story about a real incident or person

When you paraphrase someone else's ideas,

• you use the exact words

• you summarize what they have said in your own words

• you pick only the important items.

Tags

CCSS.W.8.8

Credible evidence means that it

• comes from a reliable unbiased source

• persuades people

• comes from important people

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.W.8.1B

CCSS.W.8.8

What is a counterclaim?

• The opposing viewpoint

• The writer's position that they are trying to prove

• Facts and statistics to support ideas

• Connects evidence to the claim

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CCSS.W.8.1A

CCSS.W.8.1C

What is a hook?

• a sentence at the end of an essay

• a question, a bold statement, or a quote to get the readers attention.

• a question you make the character ask