Argument: Flash Drafting Arguments

Flash Drafting Arguments

By Gloria Nguyen

Today's Goals

• Make some choices

• Reviews the structure of an essay

• Flash draft a chocolate milk argument essay​

• What is your opinion?

  • Did it change after gathering evidence?

• Look at evidence

  • Can you group them into reasons?​

Make Choices

• Opinion

• Body Paragraphs

  • 3 reasons

  • Non-overlapping

• Evidence

  • to support your reasons​

Structure of an Essay

Thesis Statement

• State your claim

• Preview your three reasons

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• Opinion because reason 1, reason 2, and most importantly reason 3​

• 3 Reasons Paragraphs

• 3 pieces of evidence to support reason

  • Examples

  • Details

  • Quantitative Data

  • Expert Opinion/Advice​

Body Paragraphs

• Organize ideas & evidence

• Rehearse out loud

• Write it out​

Flash Draft

Your Job Today

• Evaluate evidence you collected yesterday

• Choose a side of the argument to write about (FOR or AGAINST CM)

• Write a thesis statement

• Write 3 body paragraphs with evidence

• Moving forward?

  • We will revise and edit this flash-draft​