Argumentative Claims

What is a claim?

• a statement used to support or prove the thesis

• evidence

• A basic fact

• a sentence that grabs your reader's attention

What is an evidence?

• a sentence that belongs in the conclusion paragraph

• quotations used to support a claim

• a sentence to leave the reader with a last impression of your topic

• a sentence that grabs your reader's attention

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

What is a counter claim?

• the opposing side of your claim.

• a reason that supports your claim

• your supporting details

• None of the above

True or False. An argumentative concluding sentence restates the claim +star ideas.

• True

• False

A thesis statement is NOT...

• the main point of the essay

• the main argument of the essay

• a summary of your essay

• claim + reasons

Which of the following is an example of an evidence based term?

• According to the text,

• This means

• This shows

• In conclusion,

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

What order do the sentences in an argumentative paragraph go in?

• Evidence, Explanation, Topic Sentence

• Thesis, Evidence, Explanation

• Thesis Statement, Details, Evidence, Concluding Sentence

• Explanation, Topic Sentence, Evidence

What transition can you use to start your rebuttal?

• Since

• However

• By the way

• Second of all

Which one below is a transition to start a counterclaim?

• This means

• According to the text

• Therefore

• Some may argue

What is the purpose of an argumentative essay?

• to explain

• to convince

• to tell a story

• to paint a picture in the readers head