Vocabulary
A statement that tells your position or point of view in an argument.
What is a claim?
What is it when a writer uses lead-ins like "in the excerpt," or "the author writes?"
What is giving credit to the source?
The statement that shows the opposite point of view.
What is a counterclaim?
Informative, argumentative, narrative
What are the three modes of writing?
What are facts, statistics, or quotes that support your argument.
What is evidence?
Reason 2 in your thesis statement. (It is used to prove the counterclaim wrong.)
What is a rebuttal?
How many sentences should be included in your conclusion paragraph?
What is 2-3 sentences?
What should the last sentence in your conclusion connect back to?
What is the hook?
Introduction, body paragraph 1 and 2, conclusion
What are the components of an argumentative essay or constructed response?
What is the counterclaim for the following claim? Students should wear school uniforms.
What is students should not wear school uniforms?
This sentence should start the essay by catching the reader’s attention and should clearly tie in with the thesis.
What is the hook?
Consequently or therefore, undoubtedly, unarguably, clearly, or obviously are called what?
What are transition words or phrases?
The sentence that shows your point of view or side of the argument and 2 reasons.
What is a thesis statement?
Words like didn't, can't, don't and shouldn't are called?
What are contractions?
Hook, source sentence and thesis statement?
What are the components of an introductory paragraph in an argumentative essay?
This sentence should mention the passage’s title, author, and genre, and it should give a general background of the text. Basically, it tells the reader what you read and what it was about.
What is the source sentence?
What are the the two parts of a thesis statement?
What are the claim and two reasons?
What supports reason one and two of your thesis and includes paraphrasing and direct quotations?
What is text based evidence?
What are the following sentence examples of?
Even though there is truth in their reasoning, these people need to remember that (REBUTTAL-REASON 2).
While this information may be true, these people fail to recognize that (REBUTTAL-REASON 2).
What are example wording for sentence rebuttals?
Which paragraph contains the rebuttal and counterclaim?
What is the second body paragraph?
What restates your thesis, leaving the reader with no doubt what side you are on and that you are right? It is found in the last paragraph of your response.
What is a conclusion?
What is it called when you use words from the prompt in your thesis statement?
What is restating the prompt?
It explains what the direct quotation means and how the information from the text proves that your claim is correct.
What is analysis?
Author, title, genre, and brief background
What are the four pieces of information included in the source sentence?
What sentence tells you what to write about?
What is the prompt?