Vocabulary Cards
It is the main point of an author's argument.
CLAIM
Mary Baker pretended to be a princess named...
Princess Caraboo
When did the greatest spaghetti prank happen?
April 1 (April Fools Day)
Who is the author of the argumentative text?
Terence Powderly
It is why the author makes the claim.
REASON
Mary Baker claimed she came from the island of...
Javasu
The great spaghetti prank convinced people all over England that spaghetti grew on...
trees
How many hours should the employees work ideally for a company?
8 hours
EVIDENCE
Mary Baker was helped by which magistrate family?
The Worrals
The idea of the great spaghetti prank came from the cameraman named...
Charles de Jaegar
Originally how many hours were the employees have to work?
10-16
It is a point that disagrees with the author's main point.
COUNTERCLAIM
Mary Baker's story was shared in the ___ which made the mysterious princess even more popular in all England.
Newspaper
Where was the spaghetti prank shown for the entire England to see?
on a news show.
True or False: Both the employer and the employees have the same number of working hours.
False
It is a type of writing that supports a claim with reasons and evidence.
ARGUMENTATIVE WRITING
Mary Baker's story was recognized by a person named...
Mrs. Neale
True or False: The prank showed a video footage of people harvesting spaghetti.
True
What was the essay's main suggestion/proposal?
To reduce the number of work hours