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Persuasive Writing 1
Persuasive Writing 2
Debates 1
Debates 2
Giving Support for reasons in Debates
100
What is the first paragraph in a persuasive essay called?
An introduction
100
The amount of paragraphs in a persuasive essay
Five
100
A competition in which two opposing teams make speeches to support their arguments and disagree with those of the other team
A Debate
100
The opinion the two teams argue about
The resolution
100
Something from your own experience or from what you've read or heard
An example
200
What is the last paragraph in a persuasive essay called?
A conclusion
200
The amount of body paragraphs a persuasive essay
Three
200
The team that agrees with the resolution
The affirmative team
200
The team that disagrees with the resolution
The negative team
200
Support that comes from research which is the opinion of experts
Expert opinion
300
The sentence in your introduction and conclusion paragraphs that states your opinion on a particular subject
A thesis statement
300
The first sentence in the introduction that captures the reader's attention to get them interested in reading your paper
The attention grabber sentence
300
This explains why one team disagrees with the other team
The rebuttal
300
The people who decide the winner of the debate
The judges
300
Numbers- Comes from research
Statistics
400
This sentence supports your thesis statement and states the main ideas of the paragraph
The topic sentence
400
The part of a debate where you clinch your argument with a strong summary, your most compelling evidence, and a powerful quote.
The closing
400
The part of a debate where you anticipate, and are prepared to counter the arguments of the other team
The opposing position
400
Things you believe that everybody knows
Common Sense
500
These sentences include facts and examples that support your opinion.
Supporting detail sentences