Collecting Evidence to Support Your Argumentative Essay

The video tutorial teaches how to gather evidence for an argumentative essay. It covers the importance of supporting claims with strong evidence, such as observations, statistics, and interviews. The tutorial outlines steps to collect evidence, including asking questions, reading texts, and conducting interviews. It emphasizes the need to validate evidence by citing sources. Examples include using quotes from classmates and nutritional information to support a thesis on school lunches. The lesson concludes with a review of the steps to ensure evidence credibility.

Why is it important to gather strong evidence for an argumentative essay?

• To ensure the argument is convincing

• To avoid choosing a topic

• To confuse the reader

• To make the essay longer

What is the first step in gathering evidence for an essay?

• Searching online

• Conducting interviews

• Choosing a topic

• Writing the conclusion

Which method is NOT mentioned as a way to gather evidence?

• Searching online

• Guessing

• Interviewing

• Reading text

How can you make your evidence more credible?

• By using long sentences

• By making it up

• By citing the source of the evidence

• By using colorful language

What type of information can be used to support the claim that school lunches are unhealthy?

• Student opinions

• Cafeteria staff interviews

• Nutritional information

• Teacher preferences