Evidence-Based & Argumentative Writing Study Guide Graded A+

Concluding sentence {Ans: The "mic drop" sentence that leaves a reader with no further questions}Evidence {Ans: Direct quote from the text used to support your claim; cited using author and page number in parentheses}The conclusion paragraph includes... {Ans: 1. Restate the claim 2. Summarize the evidence 3. Mic Drop Sentence}Types of argumentative hooks {Ans: question, description, quote, fact/statistic, similie/metaphor}True or False: You SHOULD include personal pronouns (my, me, my, in my opinion) in your response to literature. {Ans: False}How does the second justification sentence of the counterclaim paragraph differ from a regular justification? {Ans: While the first sentence explains how the evidence supports the counterclaim, the second sentence explains how the original claim is stronger than the counterclaim.}The introductory paragraph includes... {Ans: 1. T.A.G 2. Summary 3. Claim}TAG {Ans: Stands for Title, Author, Genre; the first 1-2 sentences should include this information}Summary {Ans: 2-3 sentences of your introduction should explain the key events of the text you will be writing about. This follows the SWBST framework.}TOVR Framework {Ans: Counterclaim sentence that uses a Transition, Opposition, Verb, Reason to share the other side of what is being argued.}Justification {Ans: 2-3