Argumentative Passages in Writing

What is the author's purpose of an ARGUMENTATIVE PAPER?

• To inform the reader about a topic

• Entertain the reader with a story

• Argue for/against a topic

• Describe using the five senses

CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY: A writer SHOULD include what information in the BODY of an argumentative paper? (Three items - Think of an ACE response)

• Topic Sentence with Reason

• Citation

• Explanation

• Thesis Statement

TRUE/FALSE: A student is allowed to use only ONE passage when finding text evidence for an argumentative paper when they are provided with two passages.

• True

• False

The BODY paragraphs of an argumentative essay are SIMILAR to what previously learned type of writing?

• Fiction Summary

• Composition Notebook Writing

• ACE Writing

• Nonfiction Summary

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

• Persuasive

• Fiction

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

• Argument

• Claim

• Evidence

• Counterclaim

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

A synonym for ARGUMENTATIVE writing is...

• Informational Writing

• Expository Writing

• Opinion Writing

• Narrative Writing