These are must-have academic vocabulary for writing an argumentative essay. This is a project lesson designed for 6-9th grade students who will be writing argumentative essays for the new Common Core State Standards.

1. ARGUMENTATIVE
ESSAY

2. ~DIRECTIONS~
***These are vocabulary terms to place in your Academic
Vocabulary Notebook
**Write the following words in your Notebook, leaving about 4 lines
of space between each word.
* There will be further instructions on the last page of this Slide
show.

3. 1. CLAIM
Waikiki Beach in
Honolulu, Hawaii on
the Island of Oahu is
one of the best places
on earth to go on
vacation.
-an assertion of something as a fact even though
it can be refuted by someone who does not agree.
*This is written as a statement, NOT a question.

4. 2. TESTIMONIAL
• The New York Times raves:
“It’s the best movie of 2013”
• “Once you read it, you can
never ‘un-read’ it…it stays
with you for the rest of your
life, coming back at times like a
beautiful sunset.” ~ K.
Salsbury
• “To accomplish great things,
we must not only act, but
also Dream…not only plan,
but also believe. This book
shoves the reader into action
from the opening pages and
never let’s up.” ~
Anonymous
a written declaration certifying to a person's
character, conduct, or qualifications, or to the
value, excellence, etc., of a thing; a letter or
written statement of recommendation

5. • All evidence must be
documented and supported
• Use M.L.A. Citation rules
3. EVIDENCE
-that which tends to prove or disprove
something; ground for belief; proof.

6. • “When I was young, my father used to tell me
this story about a fly who was buzzing in the
corner of the window. Try as he might, he could
not get out and continued to buzz. I walked by
that window the next day, and there was the fly
on the window sill dead. What can we learn
from this fly? Trying harder always works?
Work smarter, not harder?.......”
4. ANECDOTE

7. 5. Statistics 6. Facts

8. 8. MISREPRESENTATION
-the action or offense of
giving a false or
misleading account of -
the nature of something
-to “represent”
incorrectly, improperly,
or falsely; distort

9. 9. EXPERTS
-a person or
organization who has
special skill or
knowledge in some
particular field;
specialist; authority:

10. 10. CONSEQUENCES
-the effect, result, or
outcome of something
occurring earlier
-an act or instance of
following something as
an effect, result, or
outcome

11. 11. ANALYZE
to examine carefully and in
detail so as to identify causes,
key factors, possible results
“What does this word
truly mean?
How will you apply it
to Argumentative
Writing?”

12. • All Argumentative Essays include
Counterarguments. First define it -- a
contrasting, opposing, or refuting
argument. (Counterclaim);
• Next, why do you need to include it; and
• Finally, why is it an effective method of
making your case?
12. COUNTERARGUMENT

13. NOW IT IS YOUR
TURN…
1. Pair up with a partner and look up each of these
words.
2. You will provide the definition of each word along
with 2 synonyms
3. You must then demonstrate your understanding of
each of these words by using them in a sentence.
Word usage must be correct and accurate
4. Write cleanly and legibly in each your composition
notebook (under Academic Vocabulary).

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