Argumentative Writing Guided Notes Name ______Period____
Argumentative Writing – Guided Notes Name ______Period____
“The Argument Song” Key Words/Phrases
What is an Argument?
It is a statement of the ______regarding ______
supported by ______reasoning AND ______,
______, ______, and______.
Persuasion relies on ______(______credibility) and ______( emotional ______)to convince the audience; whereas,
argument relies on ______(______appeals) and ______to ______the reader or audience.
Key Components for Creating an Argument
- ______
- ______and ______
- ______
Don’t Forget: Effective argument writing always recognizes the ______or ______and ______it.
Making a Claim
In order to write an argumentative essay, one has to have a ______, ______statement regarding his/her position on an issue.
This statement is the______or______. It is the ______behind the essay. ______in the essay should relate to the ______. The ______or ______is the ______on which the whole essay is built.
Sample Claims:
______: Wind power should continue to be developed and utilized as an alternative energy source in the United States.
______or broad: Wind power should continue to be developed and utilized as an alternative energy source in the United States since it provides substantial benefits.
______“______”: Wind power should continue to be developed and utilized as an alternative energy source in the United States since it provides substantial environmental, health, and economic benefits. (Claim + 3 main supporting ideas)
Let’s Review claims/thesis statement/position
It is a ______.
It is ______and ______.
It takes a ______or a side, “no ______on the ______.”
It can be ______with ______reasons.
You Be the Teacher:
1.______
2.______
3. ______
When writing to a prompt, use the ______ or key ______and ______from the ______in your thesis/claim.
Let’s do a Quick Check to assess what we have learned so far!
Writing Prompt: Underline the key words and phrases.
PROMPT: Think about the benefits of working with a group or working alone. Which do you feel is more beneficial? Write to convince your teacher of your preference, either to work with a group or to work alone. Support your position with reasons and specific examples.
Possible Claim: ______
Yes/No? Justify your response. ______because ______and
______
Writing Prompt: Underline the key words and phrases.
PROMPT: It has been said that first impressions are almost impossible to change. Based on your experiences, do you agree or disagree with this statement? Take a position on this issue. Support your response with reasons and specific examples.
Possible Claim: ______
Yes/No? Justify your response. ______because ______and
______
Considerations When Critiquing a Claim: Ask these questions:
Is it a ______?
Is it ______and ______?
Does it ______?
Can it be ______with logical ______?
An Introductory Paragraph should
______my readers’ ______,
______why my topic is ______and ______,
and ______on the subject/topic.
The Three Basic Components/Parts of the Introductory Paragraph are
Hook – ______reader’s ______
Context/______ – ______is this important to my reader?
Thesis/Claim – ______taken with ______to ______it.
Planning your introduction: How can you hook your audience?
When introducing the ______, think about the ______first.
How much does the ______know about the ______?
Is the ______likely to ______or ______with your position?
Methods for Creating a Strong Beginning: Hook
- Inverted ______
- Startling ______or relevant ______
- ______or personal ______
- ______question
- Bold ______
Mapping Context--Make a ‘bridge’ from your hook to your claim/thesis.
• In a typical essay, that first sentence (the hook) leads into a few sentences that ______about your subject or your process.
• All of these sentences ______to your thesis/claim statement. They ______your hook to your thesis/claim, explaining ______your reader should be ______in your topic.
• Both mention that there is ______on or ______around the issue/claim.
• If you are writing in regards to a text/texts, this is the logical place to provide ______and ______of the piece(s) to which you will be referring.
Revising
Variety is the spice of life; it makes your writing interesting for your reader!
Go back and see if you can invert one of your sentences, start one of your sentences with an introductory phrases/clause, use an interrupting phrase/clause, or use some form of “unusual” punctuation (semicolon/colon/dash/parentheses), etc. in one of your sentences to add syntactic variety.
Make sure that you have used the most “sophisticated” diction (word choice) you can.
Note the words that you consider sophisticated. Are these the best/most precise/most sophisticated words you know to fit in these particular spots? If not, revise by replacing them with better ones.