Argumentative
The primary statement that is to be proved through the presentation of an argument.
What are Claims?
To spark interest in the topic and to create connections.
What is a hook?
Write continuously about whatever comes to mind regarding possible topics for your paper.
What is freewriting?
Can be explicitly conveyed or implied within the text.
What is a central idea?
Credible and relevant places for information
What are sources?
The explicitly relevant ideas that an author uses to support their claim
What are reasons?
Provide context and background about the topic.
What is the big picture?
Jot down topics that interest you.
What is listing?
A brief account of the facts of a text.
What is objective summary?
Collections of research studies and articles that have been published by scientists at universities and other research institutions?
What are online scholarly databases?
Sometimes called grounds, supports an argument.
What is evidence?
Provide evidence and support for the thesis statement and the main ideas of your essay.
What are body paragraphs?
Sometimes called clustering, webbing, or mind mapping.
What is idea mapping?
The assignment or work that an author needs to do.
What is the author's task?
A place to go for credible sources.
What is a library?
“The best defense is a good offense”
What are counterclaims?
Tells readers what the paragraph will be about and forecast the ideas to come.
What is a topic sentence?
Refining a research topic.
What is focus?
The reason the author creates the text.
What is purpose?
Contain important information for your essay.
What are relevant resources?
The underlying assumption about societal values that makes the argument persuasive.
What is warrant?
Function as guideposts for readers.
What are headings?
Essay formatting.
What is MLA style?
The reader and who is being addressed.
What is audience?
Useful in online searches.
What are Boolean operators?