Analyzing audience and its relationship to the purpose of an argument

Building an argument with relevant and strategic evidence

Developing thesis statements

Developing structure and integrating evidence to reflect a line of reasoning

Interpreting character description and perspective

Identifying and avoiding flawed lines of reasoning

Introducing and integrating sources and evidence

Using sufficient evidence for an argument

Attributing and citing references

Developing and connecting thesis statements and lines of reasoning

Developing introductions and conclusions

Adjusting An Argument to Address New Evidence

Developing commentary throughout paragraphs

Maintaining ideas throughout an argument

Using modifiers to qualify an argument and convey perspective

Using transitions

Incorporating multiple perspectives strategically into an argument

Recognizing and accounting for bias

Adjusting an Argument to New Evidence

Analyzing Tone and Shifts in Tone

Examining complexities in issues

Considering how words, phrases, and clauses can modify and limit an argument

Examining how counterargument or alternative perspectives affect an argument

Exploring how sentence development affects an argument

Choosing comparisons based on an audience

Considering how sentence development and word choice affect how the writer is perceived by an audience

Considering how all choices made in an argument affect the audience

Considering how style affects an argument

Strategically conceding, rebutting, or refuting information

Crafting an argument through stylistic choices like word choice and description