Argumentative Text

What does the word "Argument" mean?

• A statement put forth and supported by evidence.

• An opinion.

• Winning a conversation.

• My mom yelling at me to put my laundry away.

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CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.RI.5.4

What is a claim?

• I claim that my teachers are the best.

• A statement the author is trying to prove, usually supported by evidence.

• A personal opinion with no evidence.

• Something you shout at a baseball game.

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CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.W.5.1B

CCSS.W.5.9A

What is an "Intended Audience"?

• Someone watching TV

• A video game about aliens invading Earth

• The listener, viewer, or reader of a text

• A song by Kanye West

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

What is Author's Viewpoint?

• Describing the author's eyeball

• The readers opinion of the text

• The name of a book about writers

• The way someone sees something; perspective

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

What is evidence?

• Information from the text that proves or supports the speaker's claim

• Something made up to help prove your point

• Taking notes about a story

• Sink or float

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CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

What is "Reasoning"?

• A type of plant located in the desert

• The process of drawing a conclusion by effectively using evidence.

• A persons viewpoint on a topic

• A horror movie

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CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

What is a "Counterclaim"?

• A place in the kitchen where you keep your plates.

• A summary

• A river in Nevada.

• The opposing/opposite point of view; it is an argument against the first claim

What is "Bias"?

• Liking everything

• Having an answer to all world problems

• A preference in favor of or against one thing, person, or group, usually in a way considered to be unfair

• A type of burrito

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CCSS.RL.5.6

What is "Propaganda"?

• A magazine title

• Facts about space

• My favorite youtubers name

• Ideas spread to influence people's opinions for or against a cause

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.6.8

What is a "Hyperbole"?

• Exaggeration

• Opinion

• Fact

• Comparison

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3