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Argumentative Writing
This document provides an overview of the key elements of an argumentative essay, including considering the audience, introducing the topic, stating the thesis, providing reasons and evidence to support the position, addressing counterarguments, and concluding by restating the argument. It discusses the importance of the hook, background information, and thesis statement in the introduction and specific elements like position, reasons, evidence, and rebuttal that are needed in the body. The conclusion should restate the argument and can include a prediction or warning. It also provides some potential references on argumentative writing.
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- 3. • What isArgumentative Writing • Consider your Audience • Introduction • Elements in the body • Conclusion • references • Questions
- 5. Whom areyou trying to reach? What do they already know about your topic? What is your relationship with your audience and how does it impact your word choice and tone?
- 6. • The hook(introduces the issue) • Background information about the topic( gives a broader picture of the issue) • The thesis statement (clearly states the writer's point of view about the issue)
- 7. specific elements thatare needed in an argumentative essay : ◊ position (what side the author is on) ◊ Reasons (why the author believes the way he or she does) ◊ Evidence(facts and data that support reasons) ◊ Counterarguments (reasons why the other side's arguments are not correct) ◊ Rebuttal (refutation ,to show evidence that the argument argument is stronger) Elements in the body
- 8. It restates theargument It can be prediction or warning
- 9. The purposeof an argumentative essay is to persuade the reader to accept or seriously consider your opinion on a controversial issue it has five parts: Thesis (Claim), Reasons, Evidence, Counterclaim, Rebuttal (plus Introduction and Conclusion)
- 10. • Gonzalez Jennifer,2016 A Step-by-Step Plan for Teaching Argumentative Writing • Newell, E. George, Bloome,David, Hirvela,Alan , 2015 Teaching and Learning Argumentative Writing in High School English Language , Routledge. • https://study.com/academy/get- started.html?product=BASIC#6