ENGLISH: ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY

evidence

claim should be backed up with what?

claim

something that can be argued

claim

similar to an opinion or an example of opinion (arguable opinion)

evidences

should be credible or valid, it measures what it intends to measure

3 (min)

5 (max)

what is the minimum and maximum number of evidences in argumentative essay?

1981 and 1987 constitutions

the 3 minimum number of evidences should be based on what constitutions?

fact

can be verified easily and answerable by yes or no

supporting reasons or details

aside from evidence, you should back up your claim with?

negation

opposition

the negative side is also known as — and —-

introduce a claim

support your claim with evidence

main steps in argumentative essay

1-3 weaknesses

how many weaknesses of claim should be stated?

false

true or false, the goal of argumentative essay is to inform your audience

to persuade your audience to agree with you.

goal in argumentative essay

true

true or false, anyone can put anything on the internet

published documents

scientific studies

trusted news sources

what are the examples of credible sources?

RAT

reliable

accurate/ness

trustworthy/ness

for source to be credible we use this acronym and what are the meaning of this acronym?

5 years

RRS should be how many years a back?

wikipedia

it could be useful for quick reference but anyone can update it at any time so its information is unreliable

think of a counter argument

address the counterpoint in your essay

show how the counterpoint can be refuted

avoid using “I” in your essay

be pleasant in your arguments

tips to make your claim and its support even stronger (TASAB)

introductory or introduction

number of body paragraphs or simply body paragraphs

conclusion

argumentative essay should be structured properly, what are these structures?

3-5 sentences, disadvantages

how many body paragraphs and what are these?

ICE (W)

Introduce your first supporting reason (in the topic sentence).

cite the details or evidence.

explain why this detail is important.

write a concluding sentence.

trick to help you structure your supporting paragraph, what is this acronym and its meaning

according to (organizations)

as stated by (person)

you should state a piece of evidence that supports your first reason and it should begin with transitions like?

thesis statement

hook sentence

meet sentence

types of sentences

conclusion

this is where you sum up your argument and leave your audience convinced of your position

true

true or false, you should be sure not to add any information or supporting reasons in concluding sentence

true

true or false, any information should have its own paragraph

it is evident..

these facts reveal..

the evidence shows that

you should avoid using “in conclusion” and you need to use sophisticated vocabulary, what are some alternatives for this?

POWER

Pre-write

Outline

Write

Edit

Revise

Writing with —-, what is the meaning of this acronym?

Pre-write

first part of the writing process

Pre-write

brainstorm ideas and begin to form the structure of your essay

jotting down notes

flowchart

what are some techniques that you do in pre-write?

outline

list the main topics you intend to write about

headline, evidence

what are the elements that you should put in outline, first —- for the topic sentence then add the —- you’ll use to support it, this way you can look over your entire essay to see if you have enough evidence and if you’re properly supporting it.

write

you’ve thought it all out, you need to do this, don’t try too hard here to make it perfect, just yet

write

get all of your ideas onto the page and you can fix it later

edit

looking at it after you finished your essay

edit

which parts worked and which parts can be improved?

edit

be honest with yourself and find ways to improve your writing and your argument

revise

once you’ve looked over your work, it’s time to make it better

true

true or false, POWER is useful in essay writing but they are also useful in life

introduction and thesis statement

claim

supporting evidence

rebuttal

features of argumentative writing

argument, logical reasons, solid evidence

defined as a series of — with —- persuading your reader to take your side or change his or her mind about a particular issue

argument, academic writing, supporting evidence

in —-, it is the main point that is defended using —-

3rd person point of view

what pov do we use in argumentative writing

argumentative writing, claim, argument

a genre of writing that requires a person to make a — and —-

argumentative essay

a piece of writing that takes a stance on an issue

good argumentative essay, understand, support, point of view, reasoning, evidence

in a —, a written attempts to persuade readers to —- and —- their —- about a topic by stating their — and providing —- to back it up.

hook

background information

thesis

introduction includes?

1- HOOK

2 - 4 or 5 - Background Information

in introduction with 5 sentences, what should be the format?

introduction and thesis statement

the topic should be explained with a concise

claim, discuss, explain, prove

this is a statement that you need to —, —, or — in your writing

claim, arguable, debatable

it must be — and —

factual

logical

statistical

anecdotal

your supporting evidence or simply evidence may be?

factual

answerable by yes or no

logical

compare

statistical

proof

anecdotal

mental behaviors

point out the negative of, contradict an opposing view

in rebuttal, to rebut means to —- or to ——

conclusion, summary, synthesis

this is a — or — of the information presented in your writing

thesis, main claims

conclusion is the restatement of — as well as the — made

synthesis

based on findings

synopsis

summary of previous research