Argumentative Essay Structure and Techniques

This video tutorial teaches how to logically order an argumentative essay by creating an outline. It begins with understanding the essay prompt, followed by the writing process steps: reading, analyzing, generating, planning, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing. The lesson focuses on the second step, generating and planning, emphasizing the importance of an outline to ensure a coherent essay structure. The tutorial provides a detailed example of an outline, including claims, counterclaims, evidence, and reasoning, and concludes with drafting and revising based on the outline.

What is the primary purpose of creating an outline for an argumentative essay?

• To make the essay shorter

• To avoid using evidence

• To ensure all parts of the essay are included

• To immediately start writing the draft

Which step in the writing process involves generating and planning?

• Editing and publishing

• Drafting and revising

• Generating and planning

• Reading and analyzing

What is included in the introduction of an argumentative essay?

• Conclusion and summary

• Hook, author's name, and text title

• Counterclaims and evidence

• Only the author's name

What is the role of evidence in the second paragraph of an argumentative essay?

• To introduce new claims

• To summarize the essay

• To support the main claim

• To refute the conclusion

What is the purpose of the counterclaim in an argumentative essay?

• To conclude the essay

• To agree with the main claim

• To provide an opposing viewpoint

• To introduce new evidence

What should be included in the conclusion of an argumentative essay?

• New evidence

• Only the author's name

• An introduction to new claims

• A summary of the main points

What should you do if you experience writer's block during drafting?

• Stop writing completely

• Focus on editing

• Skip the difficult part and return later

• Ignore the outline

Why is it important to revise a draft?

• To remove all evidence

• To add more counterclaims

• To ensure it follows the outline

• To make it longer

How does the example application relate to W.B. DuBois' work?

• It only focuses on political power

• It ignores DuBois' central claims

• It uses DuBois' work to illustrate essay structuring

• It discusses a different author's work

How does the example application demonstrate the use of an outline?

• By ignoring the outline

• By focusing only on the introduction

• By following a different structure

• By applying the outline to DuBois' work