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100

Your claim includes your opinion, but does not include the words "I think..."

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100
Students should not be required to wear uniforms because they take away freedom of expression.
Claim
100

What is the sentence that includes your opinion on the topic and a summary of your evidence.

Thesis

100

It's so important to write as much as you can on the argument essay portion of the test, and it's equally important to pay attention to your grammar.

Compound

100
What is to write run-on sentences in your argument essay.
Bad Idea. Obviously, you should never have run-on sentences in your writing!
200

It's important to use both anecdotal and factual evidence in an argument.

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200

As stated in the article, "

Transition

200
What is information you use to support your claim.
Evidence.
200
If you do well on the test, it will reflect on both you and our school.
Complex
200
What is to use complex, compound, and right-branching sentences in your writing?
Good Idea
300

It's not necessary to outline your ideas in a t-chart/outline before you begin writing your essay.

Thumbs Down! It's important to consider both sides of an argument before you start, and to outline your ideas.

300

Huddleston, John (2002). Killing Ground: The Civil   War and the Changing American Landscape.             Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins University         Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-6773-6.

Johannsen, Robert W. (1973). Stephen A. Douglas.   New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-         0-19-501620-8.

References

300

Statements that explain your evidence.

Support sentences

300
I know you have been testing a lot it's hard to work your brain that much.
Run-On Sentence
300
What is to use a tag when introducing evidence ("According to...")?
Good Idea
400

An attention grabber  is not necessary in argument writing.

Thumbs Down! You should always include an attention grabber and a leaver in an essay.

400
Sherry Wheeler, assistant to the superintendent in Tri County School District, states, "Uniforms would reduce the amount of bullying in schools, thereby allowing the students to focus on learning."
Evidence
400
What is the type of evidence that includes stories and experiences.
Anecdotal Evidence
400

Jan ran to the store.

Simple Sentence

400
You should restate your claim in your conclusion and leave your reader with something to think about.
True
500

For argument writing, you can use information that is more than 5 years old.

Thumbs Down! Unless the base of your argument is historical, you want to present evidence that is current! 

500

Clearly, school uniforms are the solution schools need; after all, who wouldn't want bullying reduced in any way possible!

Wrap - Up/ Concluding statement/sentence

500
What is the type of evidence that includes facts, statistics, and research by experts.
Factual Evidence
500
While it's important to do your best on this test, it's also wise to relax and not stress too much, and I hope that you remember this!
Complex-Compound Sentence
500
What is to include the other side of the argument (counter-argument), but only if you plan to refute (go against) it.
Good Idea.