Argumentative Notes
Components of an Argumentative Essay
Argumentative Rubric
Cornell Notes
Argumentative Writing by the Numbers
100

The genre of writing we are currently working on.

What is argumentative writing?
100

Where the Attention grabber, state the issue of concern, your position, and thesis statement is found.

What is the first paragraph?

100

The section that scores the essay for an adequate claim.

What is Purpose/ Organization.

100

You write this on the right-hand side

What are notes?

100
the basic number of paragraphs for an argumentative essay.

What is 5?

200

The attention grabber found in the introduction of an essay.

What is a Hook?

200

The words or phrases that make a smooth change from one idea to another and mostly found at the beginning of each paragraph.

What are transitions?

200

The section that scores the essay for punctuation

What are conventions

200

This is written under the title of your Cornell Notes and provides the focus of your notes.

What is an essential question?

200

Number of hooks presented in our Notes for argumentative writing.

What is 6?

300

The other view of the issue that the writer presents.

What is a counter-argument/opposing argument?

300

Where the counter-arguments can be found.

What are the body paragraphs?

300

The section where citations are scored in the rubric.

What is Evidence/Elaboration section?

300

These are written as you study your notes.

What are questions?

300

The number of possible points in the rubric.

What is 10?
400

Two words that refer to the two opposite sides of an issue.

What brainstorming pros and cons of each author's claim.

400

What the writer feels to be true and found in the first paragraph and talks about

What is the claim?

400

These two parts of the essay are like the bread of a sandwich that are scored in the Purpose/ Organization section of the rubric.

What is the introduction and conclusion?

400

Where the essential question is answered

What is a summary?

400

The number of categories in the Argumentative Rubric.

What is three?

500

The genre of Writing in which the writer must present a strong claim and support that claim with “sufficient evidence” and relevant “valid reasoning.”

What is argumentative writing?

500

The statement in which the writer gives his/her reasons that will be developed in the body paragraphs.

What is the thesis statement?

500

Stands for No Score.

What is NS

500

The reason for writing questions.

What is to review/study the notes?

500

The minimum score needed to pass the argumentative essay.

What is 7?