English - Quarter 2 Module 2 (Argumentative Text) Lesson 1 & 2

Is the act or process of supporting a cause or proposal. It comes from what you think or believe is worthy for your support Advocacy usually regarding a specific political campaign, letting the public know that they should vote a certain way Express an Issue all about transparency in how all levels of the government spend their budget, usually to ensure that voters can see how money is divided between certain groups of people in need Budget Advocacy targeting the state legislators to push for certain change Federal Advocacy Professionals in the field who work more methodically and academically in presenting their ideas to policy makers Bureaucratic or Professional Advocacy organized and orchestrated through large groups(i.e. polls, protesters) Mass Advocacy using media as the primary means to promote a specific cause Media Advocacy supporting the rights of patients and improving the community of people who care about patients Health Advocacy motions taken by individuals to support their own rights in the workplace , school, etc Self-advocacy an organized course of action to achieve a goal. It can also be likened to promoting or endorsing a certain belief or advocacy Campaign

Is any text where the main purpose is to present a point of view and seeks to persuade a reader

Argumentative Text

Introduces the main argument

Statement of Position

A series of reasons supported by evidence

Arguments

Conclusion that restates the stand with emphasis

Reinforcement of Position

A type of auxiliary verb that is used together with the main verb, it is often used to make the writer's claims more or less tentative, i.e. to suggest that the writer thinks something is more or less probable. )

Modal verb

Is an adverb that shows the speaker;s degree of certainly, possibility, or necessity about an action

Modal adverbs

Is used in writing to express how definite you are about something

Modality

What are the 3 degrees of modality

Strong
Moderate
Tentative