Argument Writing

Which answer offers a reason of support for the statement below? School should start later.

• It's difficult for students to get up so early

• My little sister doesn't start school until 9:15

• I never go to bed before midnight

• My bus is late everyday

Which answer offers a reason of support for the statement below? Phones should be banned in school.

• Phones are very distracting to students

• Phones can be used in class for educational purposes

• Phones can get stolen

• Not everyone has a phone

Which of the following examples proves the statement below?

I should be able to eat in class because I am a responsible person.

• I will clean up all my trash and crumbs and not leave a mess.

• I have C lunch and get really hungry in 3rd period.

• I don't eat breakfast.

• My teacher last year let me eat in class every single day.

A genre of writing where the author states their claim and backs it with evidence

• Argument

• Persuasive

• Fiction

A genre of writing where the author states their claim and backs it with evidence

• Argument

• Claim

• Evidence

• Counterclaim

A genre of writing where the author states their claim and backs it with evidence

• Argument

• Persuasive

• Fiction

What is Argumentative Writing?

• the writer chooses a side of an argument and uses facts and reasons to back it up

• Tells information about a person, place or thing

• tells a story with characters

a statements that goes against one's own claim

• evidence

• bias

• counterclaim

• supporting detail

How many paragraphs MINIMUM should be in an argumentative essay in 6th grade?

• Five

• One

• Two

• Four

The argument against the claim.

• evidence

• claim

• facts

• counterclaim