Vocabulary Cards
The Mysterious Princess
The Great Spaghetti Prank
Plea for 8 Hours
100

It is the main point of an author's argument.

CLAIM

100

Mary Baker pretended to be a princess named...

Princess Caraboo

100

When did the greatest spaghetti prank happen?

April 1 (April Fools Day)

100

Who is the author of the argumentative text?

Terence Powderly

200

It is why the author makes the claim.

REASON

200

Mary Baker claimed she came from the island of...

Javasu

200

The great spaghetti prank convinced people all over England that spaghetti grew on...

trees

200

How many hours should the employees work ideally for a company?

8 hours

300
These are examples, facts, and expert quotes that support the reason.

EVIDENCE

300

Mary Baker was helped by which magistrate family?

The Worrals

300

The idea of the great spaghetti prank came from the cameraman  named...

Charles de Jaegar

300

Originally how many hours were the employees have to work?

10-16

400

It is a point that disagrees with the author's main point.

COUNTERCLAIM

400

Mary Baker's story was shared in the ___ which made the mysterious princess even more popular in all England.

Newspaper

400

Where was the spaghetti prank shown for the entire England to see?

on a news show.

400

True or False: Both the employer and the employees have the same number of working hours.

False

500

It is a type of writing that supports a claim with reasons and evidence.

ARGUMENTATIVE WRITING

500

Mary Baker's story was recognized by a person named...

Mrs. Neale

500

True or False: The prank showed a video footage of people harvesting spaghetti.

True

500

What was the essay's main suggestion/proposal?

To reduce the number of work hours