Drafting your Argumentative Essay

1.8.1 Drafting your Argumenative Essay

​You will need...
1. Unit 1 padlet
2. Access to your Classkick graphic organizer (Access through Clever)

OR

Handwritten graphic organizer from ELA notebook p. 17-18

Step 1
Open up a new Microsoft Word document

Word | Microsoft 365

Rename your document with your full name and the words Argumentative Essay

Example: Mrs. Harding Argumentative Essay

Step 2
Your first sentence should be a quality hook.

Step 3
Your next sentence should be a great thesis.

​Thesis generator site link

Step 4
Start drafting your reasons and evidence

Your body text should be Reasons followed by the Evidence.
Reason #1
Evidence #1
Reason #2
Evidence #2
Reason #3
Evidence #3

Step 5
Counterclaim and Rebuttal

Add your counterclaim and rebuttal

Step 6
Write your conclusion

Sample Argumentative Essays

Click around through these if you need some inspiration!

Example 1 Example 2 Example 3

​How will I be assessed?

Final draft due in edio on Friday

Next week, we are beginning a Unit 2. These argumentative essays should be submitted before that.