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The Argument Essay

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    How to write an argument essay
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  • How many topic sentences are in an argument essay?
    It depends on the number of paragraphs.
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  • Why do we use a hook?
    To draw the reader in
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  • What is an issue?
    The topic of the argument
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  • What is a claim?
    States the side of the argument you are supporting
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  • What do you call your opponents side of the argument (the other side)?
    counterclaim
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  • What do we use to prove the counterclaim wrong?
    rubuttal
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  • How do we know there is evidence from a credible source?
    quotation marks and/or a citation
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  • After you add evidence, what do you do?
    Explain how it relates to your claim
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  • How can we count paragraphs?
    The number of times a sentence is indented
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  • What do we call the thing we tell people to do at the end of our argument essay?
    A call to action
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  • What should you do if you don't know how to spell a word?
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  • How many sources should you use in an argument essay? Why?
    3 or more
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  • What goes at the end of every sentence? What are some types?
    Punctuation
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  • What word does NOT belong in an argument essay?
    I
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  • What is one thing you can use as a hook?
    Onomatopoeia, a question, a surprising fact
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