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CLASSROOM RULES Follow directions. Raise your hand if you want to speak Work quietly. Do not disturb others who are working. Pay attention and listen carefully. Respect others. Be kind with your words and actions. Participate actively. 1 2 3 4 5 6
Who’s Your Bet?: A DEBATTLE The teacher will pick two (2) students from the class who will defend their claim of a certain issue for 60 seconds. The participants will take turns every 15 seconds to rebut the claim of each other. At the end of the Debattle , the rest of the class will vote for the person who convinced them well. The student who got the highest number of votes will be the winner.
ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY Parts and Features of Jenalyn R. Aguilar Teacher
OBJECTIVES At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to: Identify the parts and features of argumentative essay. Compose an argumentative essay by applying the learned knowledge about its parts and features. Appreciate how the parts and features of argumentative essay can be useful in convincing the readers to agree with the writer’s point of view. Cognitive Psychomotor Affective
Direction: Use the clues to fill in the words in the crossword puzzle. Words can go across or down and letters are shared when the words intersect.
ARGUMENTATIVE Given to expressing divergent or opposite views Kind of an essay that presents evidences for a claim in order to let the reader know why it is more favorable. It also shows why the other side of an issue is unfavorable or less favorable. ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY ESSAY A piece of writing that is written to convince someone or to simply inform the reader about a particular subject.
INTRODUCTION Parts of Argumentative Essay Introduce the issue Give background information State your claim/thesis statement 1
BODY Parts of Argumentative Essay Present your evidence (REASON + Supporting details) Note: Each paragraph must contain one reason and its supporting details The supporting details may include examples, statistics, personal experience or quotations. Includes counterclaim + rebuttal 2
CONCLUSION Parts of Argumentative Essay Can be: A general statement that supports your claim or thesis statement A quotation or call to action 3
Features of Argumentative Essay An effective argumentative essay has the following features: It clearly states a position or claim on an issue. It provides reasons including facts and opinions and support these reasons with evidences to prove its point. It also presents opposing views ( counterarguments ) and explains their weakness.
Features of Argumentative Essay Take note of the following terms related to argumentative essay: Claim refers to the author’s position on an issue or problem. Reasons are statements made to justify an action, decision or belief. Evidence is the specific references, quotations, examples and opinions that support a claim. Counterargument is an argument made to oppose another argument.
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Aggressive Driving Should be Avoided By Louis Mizell The first reason why aggressive driving should be avoided is it causes crashes. According to NHTSC between 78 percent (excessive speed) and 100 percent (improper passing) of the cases of aggressive driving resulted in traffic crashes and 96 percent of the drivers cited for “following too closely” or tail gaiting caused crashes as a result of their aggressive driving. Moreover, “running red light,” “improper passing,” and “overtaking on the left” topped other categories of aggressive driving in contributing to traffic crashes. The above evidence shows that aggressive driving causes crash injuries and fatalities. Hence, aggressive driving should be avoided. Since the opening on the North-South Highway, the number of kilometers of roads in the country has increased by one percent while the number of vehicle miles driven has increased by 35 percent. More cars and more drivers are also on the road leading to more aggressive drivers. Aggressive driving also causes fatalities. “Overtaking on the left” appears to be the most important contributing factor in traffic fatalities as it relates to aggressive driving. “Improper lane change,” “running stop sign,” and running red light” rank second through four in terms of their contribution to traffic fatalities. Aggressive driving is a phenomenon, which has only recently got the public worried. The National Highway Traffic Safety Council (NHTSC) defines aggressive driving as the “operation of a motor vehicle in a manner that endangers or is likely to endanger persons or property.” Actions such as running red lights, improper passing, overtaking on the left, improper lane change, failing to yield, improper turns, running stop signs, tail gaiting, careless driving, and speeding are examples of aggressive driving. Such actions are dangerous to other road users. Aggressive driving should be avoided because it causes crashes, injuries and fatalities. Another reason why aggressive driving should be avoided is it causes injuries. NHSTC states that the percentages of the injuries caused by aggressive driving are, in almost all categories of aggressive driving, above 100 percent. Direction: Arrange the paragraphs in correct order by putting numbers beside each. Identify also the features in the essay below by putting labels .
ABSTRACTION How can you incorporate counterarguments effectively in your argumentative essay to strengthen your position? What is the role of evidence in supporting arguments in an argumentative essay? Explain the importance of reasoning in constructing arguments in an argumentative essay.
The teacher will divide the class into four (4) groups. Each group will be given a topic or an issue and you will compose an argumentative essay about it. You will write it on manila paper. After writing, you have to identify its parts and features by putting labels, and afterwards, a representative from the group will present your work in front of the class. You will be given 10 minutes to do the task. CONVINCE ME!
IDENTIFY AND CLASSIFY! In the box provided below, identify the main idea (thesis statement), the reasons and supporting details presented in the essay. Counterargument/Opposing idea (What do other people think about the issue?) Author’s Position/Thesis statement/Main idea (What does the essay try to convince you?) Reason Supporting Details/Evidence Reason 1: Reason 2:
As online learning becomes more common and more resources are converted to digital forms, some people have suggested that public libraries should be shut down and, in their place, everyone should be given an iPad with an e-reader subscription. Proponents of this idea state that it will save local cities and towns money because libraries are expensive to maintain. They also believe it will encourage more people to read because they won’t have to travel to a library to get a book; they can simply click on what they want to read and access the material wherever they may be. They could also access more materials because libraries won’t have to buy hard copies of books; they can simply download as many digital copies as they need. However, it would be a serious mistake to replace libraries with tablets. First, digital books and resources are associated with less learning and more problems than printed resources. A study done on tablet versus book reading found that people read 20-30% slower on tablets, retain less information, and understand only 10% less of what they read compared to people who read the same information in print. Additionally, staring too long at a screen has been shown to cause numerous health problems, including blurred vision, dizziness, dry eyes and headaches among others at much higher instances than reading print does. People who use tablets and mobile devices excessively also have a higher incidence of more serious health issues such as fatigue, shoulder and back pain, carpal tunnel syndrome, and muscle strain. I know that whenever I read from my e-reader for too long, my eyes begin to feel tired and my neck hurts. We should not add to these problems by giving people, especially young people, more reasons to look at screens.
Second, it is incredibly narrow-minded to assume that the only service libraries offer is book lending. Libraries have a multitude of benefits, and quite a number are only available if the library has a physical location. Some of these include acting as a quiet study space, giving people a way to converse with their neighbors, holding classes on a variety of topics, providing jobs and keeping the community connected. One neighborhood found that, after a local library instituted events such as play times for toddlers and parents, job fairs for teenagers, and meeting spaces for senior citizens, over a third of residents reported feeling more connected to their community. Similarly, a Pew survey conducted in 2015 found that nearly two-thirds of American adults feel that closing their local library would have a major impact on their community. People see libraries as a way to get in touch with others and get their questions answered. While replacing libraries with tablets may seem like a simple solution, it would encourage people to spend even more time looking at digital screens, despite the myriad issues surrounding them. It would also end access to many benefits of libraries that people have come to rely on. In many areas, libraries are such an important part of the community network that they could never be replaced by a simple object. -Excerpt from Sarikas ’ 3 Strong Argumentative Essay Examples, Analyzed
ASSIGNMENT Think of a real-life issue. Formulate your claim and write an argumentative essay about it. Identify its parts and features by putting labels. Write it on a long bond paper. Make sure to follow the rubrics.
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