ELA11
Argument Structure
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Sign inDEFINITION:
An argument is the main statement of a poem, an essay, a short story, or a novel that usually appears as an introduction or a point on which the writer will develop his work in order to convince his readers. Literature does not merely entertain. Therefore, an argument does not intend to serve only as an introduction but it attracts the reader’s focus to an issue that will be made clear gradually. The structure of an argument consists of claims and reasons that support the idea of the argument.
HOW IT WORKS:
An example of how an argument is structued: A teenager tells her parent that buying her a new laptop would help her with her homework. “Buying a new laptop” is the argument. Stating the laptop will be used to help with homework is the supporting reason. These combined crete the agrument.
HOW IT IS USED IN EVERYDAY LIFE:
When someone is trying to convince another person to believe an idea, the reasons that are given is the argument.
Lyrics
Argument Structure
How we know what you be saying really real
Letters in your word convince us how it is
Got the proof to back up what you talkin
Show me
Look us in the eyes and tell the whole story
Say it wit ya chest if its like that
Say it wit ya chest if its like that
Say it wit ya chest if its like that
Say it wit ya chest if its like that
Ain’t no time for shakin, run up in your boots
Now tell us how you feel
We wanna see it too
Make sure that you clear on every word you speak
Make sure that first line you say,
It touches me
For really though, tell it like its all important
See the crowd, read the crowd
Do they all enjoy it, do they all hate it?
Or looking down. Basement
Have supporting facts to go along with what you’re claiming
You should be compelling
Claims’ one of a kind
Be creative too, we bored out our minds
We need the proof, make it all believable
Like in the booth, so easy when you spit the truth
Cant forget to make this all relevant
Supporting facts cool, all evidence
But don't just drown em out
Info keep it poppin
Help them see the vision
Pictures are an option
How we know what you be saying really real
Letters in your word convince us how it is
Got the proof to back up what you talkin
Show me
Look us in the eyes and tell the whole story
Say it wit ya chest if its like that
Say it wit ya chest if its like that
Say it wit ya chest if its like that
Say it wit ya chest if its like that
Every argument deserves a good conclusion
An ending with a bang, keep it on their brain
Remember the beginning when you had them listenin’?
Remind them of the point when you at the ending
It aint gotta be that long
Keep it short and sweet
And make sure they remember
What the subject be
You got to show emotion
How it make you feel?
Happy/sad can transfer to all your peers
You’re doing amazing
Its all persuasion, body language, voice matching, demonstration
You can talk about yourself,
How you relate
Got me hype by teaching
Boy lets motivate
Yea they can be intrigued by this simple logic
Just know you doing good if they run and gossip
You got it now.
Let the world know how you feel
The powers’ in ya hand
Tell em what it is!
How we know what you be saying really real
Letters in your word convince us how it is
Got the proof to back up what you talkin
Show me
Look us in the eyes and tell the whole story
Say it wit ya chest if its like that
Say it wit ya chest if its like that
Say it wit ya chest if its like that
Say it wit ya chest if its like that
Standards
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.7.9.B — Apply grade 7 Reading standards to literary nonfiction (e.g. "Trace and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is sound and the evidence is relevant and sufficient to support the claims").
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.1 — Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.6.1.E — Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from the argument presented.
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.1 — Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.6.1 — Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.8.3 — Delineate a speaker's argument and specific claims, evaluating the soundness of the reasoning and relevance and sufficiency of the evidence and identifying when irrelevant evidence is introduced.
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.4 — Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, distinguishing literal from nonliteral language.
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.7.1.E — Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the argument presented.
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.8.1.E — Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the argument presented.
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.11-12.6 — Determine an author's point of view or purpose in a text in which the rhetoric is particularly effective, analyzing how style and content contribute to the power, persuasiveness or beauty of the text.
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.6.9.B — Apply grade 6 Reading standards to literary nonfiction (e.g., "Trace and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, distinguishing claims that are supported by reasons and evidence from claims that are not").
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.1.E — Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the argument presented.
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.8.1 — Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.8.9.B — Apply grade 8 Reading standards to literary nonfiction (e.g., "Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is sound and the evidence is relevant and sufficient; recognize when irrelevant evidence is introduced").
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.9.B — Apply grades 9-10 Reading standards to literary nonfiction (e.g., "Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is valid and the evidence is relevant and sufficient; identify false statements and fallacious reasoning").
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.7.3 — Delineate a speaker's argument and specific claims, evaluating the soundness of the reasoning and the relevance and sufficiency of the evidence.
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.6.3 — Delineate a speaker's argument and specific claims, distinguishing claims that are supported by reasons and evidence from claims that are not.
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.11-12.5 — Analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of the structure an author uses in his or her exposition or argument, including whether the structure makes points clear, convincing, and engaging.