Argumentative Writing
Figurative Language
Author's Purpose/POV
Theme
All Mixed Up!
100
Writing your position (or which side you choose) on a topic is called your: A. Topic Sentence B. Claim C. Conclusion
What is B or Claim...
100
The sun is a ball of yellow flowers.
What is Metaphor..
100
Author's Purpose or P.I.E.: "Everyone should pick up trash to help save our planet."
What is Persuade...
100
The definition of Theme is....
What is a life lesson(s) that the main character(s) learn in the story..
100
What is the IRONY (or ironic) in this example? If you are watching a scary movie and see a character walk into an abandoned park, you cannot tell the character in the movie anything because...
What is you are a member of the audience and know something bad is going to happen...
200
If someone disagrees with your claim and tells how they feel about the particular argument, this is called the: A. Conflict B. Claim Support C. Counter Claim
What is C or Counter Claim...
200
Catie's cats create commotion.
What is Alliteration...
200
Author's Purpose or P.I.E.: "A book of 5,000 jokes."
What is Entertain...
200
Read the example and tell the Theme: "Hammer always made sure that he got back at Charlie Simms for what he did. Hammer caught up with him alone and knocked him down."
What is fighting solves problems...
200
Make an accurate prediction... The girl was following the treasure map and came upon a box marked with an X..."
What is she found the treasure...
300
Read the example below and pretend you supported the following argument. Tell what the best claim (or reason) could be to support it: "Teens should have to wait until 21 to drive."
What is "Teens should wait until they're 21 to drive because so many young teens are getting killed in car accidents."
300
The horses were unicorns.
What is a Metaphor...
300
Author's Purpose or P.I.E.: "Cigarettes contain over 50 chemicals inside of them."
What is Inform...
300
The central idea of a story CANNOT be found in the: A. Footnotes at the bottom of the page B.Beginning of the story C.Near the end of the story
What is A. Footnotes at the bottom of the page...
400
Read the example and come up with the best counter claim (or claim to go against) the topic: "The state of Ohio should ban vending machines from all schools."
What is students may have a medical issue and need a snack, students may not get breakfast in the morning, ....ANSWERS MAY VARY.
400
I am so hungry I could eat a cow.
What is a hyperbole....
400
Author's Point-of-View: Using the words "I" or "We"
What is First Person...
400
Read the example and tell the Theme: "Sherry searched for her dog for 6 months, until one day she found her wondering around at a busy park. She took her dog, Snoopy, home and reunited her with the rest of her family."
What is never give up hope....ANSWERS MAY VARY
400
What is the Central Idea of this excerpt... "McDonald's was started in 1955. McDonald's has been a favorite fast food chain of American people since then. McDonald's is known for their delicious french fries and famous Big Mac sandwich."
What is McDonald's is considered a favorite fast food chain among American people....
500
TRUE OR FALSE: Is the following a counter claim for the following topic- Topic: Students should have an 8:00 pm bedtime. Counter Claim: Students are involved in all types of after school activity and having an 8:00 pm may not fit into their schedule.
What is TRUE..
500
She made soup that summer.
What is Alliteration...
500
Author's Point-of-View: "Our family is always going out to dinner. I get excited when we got to Applebee's because it's my favorite restaurant!"
What is First Person..
500
Read the example and tell the Theme: "After practicing basketball for five hours per night, at the high school level, Michael Jordan finally became an NBA star later on in life."
What is hard work pays off...ANSWERS MAY VARY
500
An object or action that represents something other than it's intended purpose (i.e.-American Flag or the Miner's helmet in Max the Mighty) is called....
What is Symbolism...
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