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Argumentative Writing

By Abbey Smylie
Last updated about 4 years ago
23 Questions

What is argumentative writing?

A claim is a position a person takes on a subject. (It could also be their opinion.)

In argumentative writing, what is the issue?

When you provide evidence, this means you are providing what?

Name a topic people where people share a different opinion.

When would you need to use argumentative skills?

You are writing to affect the view of the audience. Who is the audience?

For this young man, his thesis is his argument. What is his argument?

Persuasive writing is different from argumentative writing because the supporting details are based more on emotion than facts.

His reason about being a responsible kid is a fact. How can it be proven?

What evidence or proof did he use to show he was responsible?

How does the evidence provide a bridge to connect to the reason that he is a responsible kid?

A lead is also called a hook. Why do you want to use a hook at the beginning of your essay?

Why would the writer want to use a quote from President Obama to begin his/her essay? What do you think the writer of this essay is going to argue?

Compared to the Obama quote, why is this an unusual hook or lead to start an essay?

What makes this a surprising fact? Why would the writer use this fact in the beginning of their essay?

In this statement, what is the writer's argument?

Why would you want to start your essay with a question?

What is the meaning of controversy?

What is the person's claim (argument) that they are going to be writing about?

We are going to come up with a hook for this writing prompt: Which flower is more extraordinary, the venus flytrap, cactus, or the corpse flower?

What makes this flower so extraordinary?

Below, let's write the claim or thesis statement about the plant we have chosen.