Argument Task Review

Argument Essay Review

Here is your one-stop-shop for all things Tast 2 Argument Essay related.

INTRODUCTION

MUST HAVES:

Engaging hook (snapshot, question, statistic, important quote)
Nuanced claim:
- a position statement
- 3 reasons your side is correct
Counterclaim (distinguish your claim from opposing claims)
Context -- offer up 2-4 sentences worth of explaining the topic

Multiple Choice

A well-developed introduction for an Task 2 Argument Essay will have:

• an engaging hook, a nuanced claim, and a writing strategy

• an engaging hook, a nuanced claim, and a central idea

• an engaging hook, a nuanced claim, and a counterclaim

• an engaging hook, a nuanced claim, and text evidence

Multiple Choice

A way writers can bridge the gap between general knowledge and understanding the nuanced claim is by:

• telling readers to look concepts up

• providing a bit of context

• it's not necessary to bridge the knowledge gap

• providing direct quotes in the intro

Body Paragraphs

Follow this general guideline to craft well developed body paragraphs:

1. Opening sentence/transition sentence; should not include direct quotes

2. A bit of context

3. Cited evidence (introduce your quotations)

4. Explain the evidence

5. A little more cited text evidence

6. Explain the evidence

7. Closing sentence
   

Multiple Choice

When I use quoted evidence I must:

• properly integrate my quotes

• use dropped quotations

• paraphrase everything

• just use quotation marks

Open Ended

How can a writer know if their quotations are properly integrated?

Multiple Choice

How many texts do you HAVE to use?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Reorder

Reorder the following elements of a body paragraph

• Transition sentence

• Context

• Evidence

• Explain the evidence

• Concluding sentence

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Multiple Choice

Readers will know which text I am quoting because

• the titles are all on the task sheet

• I will include titles

• I will provide in-text citations

• I will write the author's name