Analyze Argument Essay

Which words tell you it is an argument prompt? 

• Analyze

• Defend your answer" or "Create a claim

• Write an original story

• None of these. 

What kind of prompt is this? After completing your annotations on the two articles we read in class, which article do you agree with more? Based on the evidence and claims you found in both of these articles you will create your own claim on the subject, and then produce a single page paragraph using the elements of argument we searched for in the articles. You must use evidence from one of the articles we read and a single credible outside source. By the end of your paragraph you must include an example of ethos, logos, and a refutation.

• Argument

• Narrative

• Analysis 

• Poem

What should you NEVER include in analysis or argument?

• MLA format. 

• Domain vocab. 

• Regular vocab.

• The no-no words. 

When planning an argument you must analyze your ___.

• argument

• claims

• language

• audience

The thesis statement must include ...

• a hook and background info

• evidence and reasoning

• examples and transitions

• position and reasons for position

What kind of prompt is this? Indian socialist Bhagat Singh spent most of his life fighting for freedom and social justice. He argues, “Revolution is an inalienable right of mankind. Freedom is an imperishable birth right of all. Labor is the real sustainer of society.” What is freedom? What does freedom cost? Is freedom worth the fight? In an essay, use the events from the Russian Revolution to answer these questions. Explain how the revolution in Animal Farm is similar to the Russian Revolution.

• Argument

• Narrative

• Analysis

• Poem

What type of essay opens with a claim that is supported by text evidence from credible sources?

• argument essay

• fictional essay

• compare and contrast essay

• informational essay

What do writers call the statement in the opening paragraph of an argument essay that states the opinion of the author that the author is trying to prove

• resolution

• introduction

• claim

• text evidence

When you _________ an article or story, you study it and sometimes break in into small sections to study it

• edit

• elaborate

• revise

• analyze

If you are asked to trace an argument, you will need to go back through the reading and.....

• make an outline or list of the arguments presented in the essay

• find the answers to the comprehension questions

• break the article/story apart and study

• add more details to the story/article