Argumentative Writing & Power of Play Vocabulary

A topic sentence in which grasp your reader's/audiences attention.

• Claim

• Bridge/Warrant

• Hook

• Counterclaim/Counterargument

The purpose is persuade the reader to accept or seriously consider your opinion on a controversial issue by using logical reasoning and evidence to support it.

• Informational Writing

• Narrative Writing

• Argumentative Writing

A consideration which justifies or explains your action, a belief, an attitude , or a fact. Also known as your WHY.

• Claim

• Evidence

• Reason(s)

• Bridge/Warrant

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

The facts or sources that supports your argument.

• Claim

• Evidence

• Reason(s)

• Bridge/Warrant

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

Explains how your evidence supports/connects your reasons to your claim.

• Claim

• Evidence

• Reason(s)

• Bridge/Warrant

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

A claim is...

• The opposing side

• Your stance or position on a topic.

• Grasp your reader's attention.

• The people you're trying to convince.

Comprehensive

• Complete; including everything that is necessary.

• To have enough or to be good enough for a certain purpose.

• To keep moving your hands and feet, especially because you are bored or nervous.

• To need or demand something.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Proposal

• Opposite

• To arrange,plan or organize the parts of something.

• A formal plan or suggestion, sometimes written.

• Paying careful and close attention to something.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Adequate

• Paying careful and close attention to something.

• To have enough or to be good enough for a certain purpose.

• Extreme tiredness

• To make someone excited about and interested in something.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Contrary

• To need or demand something.

• To keep moving your hands and feet, especially because you are bored or nervous.

• Opposite

• To make someone excited about and interested in something.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4