Argument Vocabulary

It’s very important to teach vocabulary related to argumentative writing in your mini lessons. Stay consistent and show lots of examples/mentor texts that demonstrate the vocabulary:

  1. Analyze
  2. Research
  3. Credibility
  4. Claim
  5. Thesis
  6. Sub-Claim
  7. Counter-claim
  8. Organization 
  9. Topic Sentence 
  10. Supporting Details
  11. Paragraph
  12. Hook 
  13. Introduction 
  14. Conclusion
  15. Evidence
  16. Restate
  17. Citation
  18. Persuade
  19. Opinion
  20. Plagiarism
  21. Position
  22. Quotation
  23. Rhetoric
  24. Reasoning
  25. Rebuttal
  26. Source
  27. Formal Tone