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