Parts of An Argumentative Essay
The statement that supports the claim and tells why
What is a reason?
When a character struggles with emotions, needs, or desires within himself.
What is internal conflict?
The reason why the counterclaim is not as strong as the claim, why your position is better.
What is a rebuttal?
A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things using the words "like or "as"
What is a simile?
I am a large place. People walk in and out of me. I am a place where people learn. Teachers can usually be found inside me.
What is a "school"?
I am something you can put on toast. I am also something that happens in traffic or on the highway. I'm another word for stuck.
What is jam?
I mean to think about something overnight
What is sleep on it.
The statement the writer is trying to prove true, or your position
What is a claim?
The time and place of a story
What is the setting?
I have wheels but I am usually in the air. I have wings. I can go very fast. Many people can ride in me.
What is an airplane?
I can make you cool. If I am famous, I have many of these.
What is fan?
to back out of something because you are scared. It's a term that includes an animal that lays eggs.
What is "to chicken out"?
The statement opposing the claim, or the other side.
What is a counterclaim?
A person, place, thing, or event that stands for or represents something
What is symbolism?
I turn on and off. You can watch me or play games on me. Some people can stare at me for hours. You can use me to do homework or to learn.
What is a computer?
I mean the same thing as a ripple of water or a motion of the tides. I can also be a hand gesture of greeting or farewell.
What is a wave?
To come clean about something
What is to "tell the truth"?
Proof from a credible source, facts
What is a evidence?
The attitude the writer takes towards the reader, a subject, or a character.
What is tone?
I am a piece of land that is surrounded by water on all sides.
What is an island?
I am an aquatic animal with flippers. I am another word for closing something like an envelope.
What is seal
When you are really sick. You are sick as a _________.
What is "as sick as a dog"?