Argument Essays

How many paragraphs does your argument essay need to be

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

How many texts must you cite in your essay?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

The sentence stem: "Some people....." usually indicates what?

• The counterclaim

• The claim

• The reason

• The literary element

True or False: You should NOT annotate for pros and cons using two different colored highlighters.

• True

• False

True or False: You must discuss the counterclaim in your argument essay.

• True

• False

The last sentence in your introduction paragraph should be:

• An introduction to your topic

• Thesis: counterclaim + claim + reasons

• Your Hook

• A summary of the texts you read

True or False: You do not need to cite each piece of evidence.

• True

• False

A connection or explanation of the evidence is

• how the evidence supports the claim

• what the evidence means

• a citation

• a summary

The 1st body paragraph is in the following order...

• Refute

  Explanation

  Evidence

  Counterclaim

  Evidence

  Explanation

• Counterclaim

  Evidence

  Refute

  Evidence

  Explanation

• Counterclaim

  Evidence

  Explanation

  Refute

  Evidence

  Explanation

• Explanation

  Counterclaim

  Refute

  Evidence

  Explanation

  Evidence

The 2nd and 3rd body paragraphs use the following structure:

• context

  evidence

  explanation

  evidence

  explanation

  reason

• context

  reason

  evidence

  explanation

  evidence

  explanation

• context

  evidence

  evidence

  explanation

• reason

  context

  evidence

  explanation