Argumentative Passages

Write a letter to a magazine in which you argue in favor of photoshopping models or opposing the use of photoshop on models.

• Argumentative

• Informational

Write an essay that argues which mission was more successful. Develop your essay by providing textual evidence from both passages.

• Informational

• Argumentative

• Narrative

Write an argumentative essay in which you argue which character, Andrew or Katie, had the bigger obstacle to overcome. Support your claim with evidence from both passages.

• Informational

• Argumentative

• Narrative

Argumentative Writing is written to

• provide information

• persuade or convince

• tell a story

• none of these are correct

A claim is

• the position one has on a topic

• a citation for a quote

• is in the conclusion paragraph

• is not in an argumentative essay

The first paragraph of an argumentative essay consists of

• the thesis/reasons

• the claim

• a "hook"

• all of the above

There a ______ paragraphs in an argumentative essay.

• 4

• 5

• 6

• 7

There are ____ body paragraphs in an argumentative essay

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

The concluding paragraph consists of

• revisiting the topic

• restating the claim

• writing a "call to action" sentence to leave the reader with a final thought

• All of the above

Each body paragraphs consists of

• a reason

• cited evidence

• elaboration (explaining how the evidence supports the reason)

• All of the above