Argumentative essay week 4

An essay that uses evidence and facts to support the claim it's making

• Persuasive

• Descriptive

• Argumentative

• Narrative

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

• Introduction

• Setting

• Body

• Conclusion

What is the purpose of an argumentative essay?

• To persuade the reader

• To entertain the reader

• To tell an interesting story

• To give information about a topic

 

The following are characteristics of an argumentative essay except:

• presents and explains the issue

• refutes opposing arguments

• uses opinion as evidence

• gives reasons

Which is not an example of supporting materials for an argumentative essay?

• statistics

• personal experiences

• quotations

• movies

In which part of the argumentative essay will you include your evidence?

• Introduction

• Body Paragraph

• Hook

• Conclusion

Which piece of evidence best supports the claim that we should have sports in middle school?

• "In schools that have sports, students attend games after school."

• "Research shows that school sports increase student interest in school."

• 'When schools have sports programs, the school must spend money on coaches and equipment."

• "School sports include volleyball, soccer, basketball and tennis."

What two paragraphs in your essay should look similar?

• Body and Conclusion

• Body and Introduction

• Introduction and Conclusion

• Body Paragraph 1 and Body Paragraph 2

Which of these phrases would be good to use to cite text evidence?

• In conclusion,

• In my opinion,

• According to the text,

• In other words,

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

• Hook

• Claim

• Summarize the Issue

• Evidence