Argument 4th Grade

Your opinion or argument is called a(n) 

• claim 
• evidence 
• counterclaim 
• limitation 

True or False this is a claim?- “Bugs are highly nutritious and eating them can fix the problem of hunger and malnutrition in the United States.”

• False
• True

Facts, quotations, examples, anecdotes, and statistics can all be used as _______________.

• evidence

• claims

• arguments

• counterclaims

What is the purpose of an argument?

• TO EXPLAIN
• TO PERSUADE
• TO ENTERTAIN
• TO INFORM

what are the 3 things that make a good argument?

• claim, evidence, persuasion

• claim, reasons, evidence

• overview, opinion, reason

• reason, analysis, argument

Which of these is a well-written piece of evidence that proves students should be required to take a Foreign Language?

• You will learn another language.

• Waste of time

• There is little evidence that many students achieve much fluencey in high school.

• Learning another language improves students' vocabulary and grammar skills.

What is argumentative writing?

• Entertain readers with real or fake story.

• Tell a fictional story.

• Convincing someone to do/believe in something. 

• Inform readers on a topic.

What is a claim?

• The main statement in an essay

• The main argument in an essay

• The opposite of the main idea in an essay

• The proof in an essay

In an essay, where should you always state your claim?

• Introduction

• Conclusion

• Both introduction & conclusion

• In context clues

What do you always need to support your claim?

• Reasoning & a thesis

• Reasoning & counterclaims

• Evidence & counterclaims

• Evidence & reasoning