Argumentative Essay Writing - Key Features

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Thesis statement from a student's essay on college:

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Opens more job opportunities, helps find the right job, and increases lifetime earnings.

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What is a claim?

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A statement used to support or prove the thesis.

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What is evidence?

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Quotations from a source.

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Analysis:

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Explanation of the meaning of evidence.

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Introductory paragraph characteristics:

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All of these.

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A thesis statement is NOT...

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a summary.

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Order of essays:

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Introduction, Body Paragraph, Body Paragraph, Conclusion.

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Wikipedia: Credible or Not?

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NOT Credible

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Websites ending in .org, .edu, or .gov

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Credible

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What does credible mean?

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all of the above