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Argumentative Text Prompts 8th Grade

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS): 8.11
Composition: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts--genres. The student uses genre characteristics and craft to compose multiple texts that are meaningful.
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS): 8.11.C
compose multi-paragraph argumentative texts using genre characteristics and craft;
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS): 8.18
Students write persuasive texts to influence the attitudes or actions of a specific audience on specific issues.
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS): 8.18.A
establishes a clear thesis or position;
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS): 8.18.B
considers and responds to the views of others and anticipates and answers reader concerns and counter-arguments;
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS): 8.18.C
includes evidence that is logically organized to support the author's viewpoint and that differentiates between fact and opinion.

Argumentative Text Prompts