Argumentative Quiz

WHAT IS ARGUMENTATIVE WRITING?

• Argumentative writing is an essay that focuses on biographies, data, and ideas.

• Argumentative writing is a research gathered from websites.

• Argumentative writing is an essay that states your opinion (thesis statement) about a topic and gives evidence that supports your thesis!

What is ANALYZING THE TEXT?

• You will read the article and highlight opinions only.

• You will then need to analyze the text, determining which parts of the article are the most valid for the argument.

• You will edit the article.

WHAT SHOULD BE IN THE 1ST PARAGRAPH FOR ARGUMENTATIVE WRITING?

• The first paragraph needs to have the thesis as your last sentence. The first paragraph needs to discuss what the question is asking and central idea(s) of the article.

• The first paragraph should provide only the main idea.

• The first paragraph should only include the thesis nothing else.

WHAT SHOULD BE IN TWO OR THREE BODY PARAGRAPHS?

• The two or three body paragraphs deal with focusing on the opposite of your opinion.

• The two or three body paragraphs deal with EVIDENCE FROM THE ARTICLE THAT SUPPORT YOUR THESIS STATEMENT. THE EVIDENCE NEEDS AN EXPLANATION (ANALYSIS) CLARIFYING HOW THE EVIDENCE SUPPORTS THE THESIS.

• The two or three body paragraphs will talk about your personal experience.

WHAT SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE CONCLUDING PARAGRAPH?

• This paragraph should be a summary of your thesis, evidence, and explanation.

• This paragraph will focus only on providing examples.

• This paragraph will be about yourself and why we should believe you.