English 9 quiz: Argumentative essay writing

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What this quiz should check

Topic: Writing an argumentative essay with claims, evidence and counterclaims (W.9-10.1). A good English 9 quiz on this asks students to:

• Write a clear claim that someone could reasonably disagree with
• Support the claim with relevant evidence and explain how the evidence supports it
• Acknowledge a counterclaim and respond to it fairly
• Use transitions to link claims, reasons and evidence, and write a conclusion that follows from the argument

Misconceptions worth a question

• Writing a claim that is a fact or a topic instead of a position
• Dropping in quotations without explaining them
• Answering a weak counterargument and skipping the strongest one

Teacher tip: Give a short sample paragraph and ask students to label the claim, evidence, reasoning and counterclaim.

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