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Friday, February 6, 2015

Spring 2015 Unit #1 - Argumentative Writing



Argumentative Writing – Your purpose is to persuade the audience to agree with your opinion about a controversial topic.
ESSAY - The writing task asks students to read two texts that present different perspectives on the issue and construct an argument that refers to these texts.

What is the difference between arguments in life and arguments in writing?
Argument:
In life- conflicts engaged in using language.
In writing - opinions that can be backed up with evidence.
What type of evidence do you use when you are trying to win an argument?
Personal experience, confirmed facts, reasons, expert research, and statistics that directly relate to and support a debatable claim.
How can using evidence help to persuade others to agree with your argument?
Credible Sources make the claim legitimate, irrefutable, permanent, solid.
Key vocabulary: topic, thesis statement, claim, counterclaim



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