Argumentative Essay

In an Argumentative ECR, what is a counterargument?

In an Argumentative ECR, what is a rebuttal?

You read about the strategies women in the early 1900s used to get the vote. Some people supported the radical methods used by the suffrage movement such as staging parades, holding conventions, signing petitions, and going out to get public support for the movement. Other people believed that the women activists should have used less radical methods to get public support for the movement. They wanted the women to respectfully gain the support of politicians by going state by state to win the vote. 

Write an argumentative essay in which you give your opinion about whether or not it was more effective for women to have used radical methods to gain support for women's right to vote. Use information from the passages and your own ideas and experience in your essay. 

• Informative

• Correspondence

• Argumentative

Read the article “Volunteering Is Its Own Reward.” Based on the information in the article, write a response to the following:  Write a letter to your principal in which you argue who would benefit most from a volunteering program at school:  student participants or members of the community they could serve.

• Informational

• Correspondence

• Argumentative

Read the article “Camels Join the Army!” Based on the information in the article, write a response to the following:  Based on information in the article, write an essay in which you argue that the U.S. Army should or should not have attempted to rebuild the Camel Corps following the Civil War. 

• Informational

• Correspondence

• Argumentative

Read Passage 1: from the Old Greek Folk Stories Told Anew: “Arachne” and Passage 2: “Arachne.”  Based on the information in these passages, write a response to the following: Should Arachne have been less boastful about her weaving skills?  Write a well-organized Persuasive Essay stating your position on Arachne’s boastfulness.

• Informational

• Correspondence

• Argumentative

Read the speech “Looking for Superheros.” Based on the information in the speech, write a response to the following: 

In his speech, Mason Ruiz argues that anyone can be a superhero. Based on how he defines a superhero, is he correct that anyone can be a superhero? Why or why not?

Write a well-organized Persuasive Essay stating your position on Ruiz’s argument that anyone can be a superhero.

• Informative

• Correspondence

• Argumentative

What is the primary purpose of an argumentative essay?

• To inform the reader about a topic

• To entertain the reader with a story

• To persuade the reader to accept a particular viewpoint

• To describe a process or procedure

Which of the following is a key component of an argumentative essay?

• A detailed narrative

• A clear thesis statement

• A list of instructions

• A fictional story

In an argumentative essay, what is a counterargument?

• An argument that supports the main thesis

• An argument that opposes the main thesis

• A summary of the main points

• A conclusion that restates the thesis