Remediation/Preparation for Argument Essay

Cavetime, December 13, 2016 

1. Creating a Graphic Organizer:  

The top right box is for the counterclaim and rebuttal.
Don't forget to begin the topic sentence with a transition.
The top left box is for the conclusion.

Your conclusion should:

• Transition from your counterclaim/rebuttal paragraph.
• Have three or four sentences that summarize your body paragraphs.
• Restate your thesis
• Make the ending as strong/memorable/convincing as you can!!

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2. Reading a Prompt:  

use RAFTS

Role  -- (What is your role as you write the essay?)

Audience  (Who will be reading it?)

Format   (Are you writing a letter, a story, a 3-paragraph, 4 paragraph, 5 paragraph essay?)

Task  -- (What are you supposed to do? Argue?  Inform? Describe? Compare? or other tasks?) 

Strong Key Words -- (What words in the prompt do you need to pay special attention to? )

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Practice: 

Requiring School Uniforms

Your school is considering requiring all students to wear uniforms during school.  Do you feel it is a good idea or a bad idea to require students to wear uniforms?  Why?

Write an essay persuading your principal to accept your recommendation on whether or not your school should require students to wear uniforms.

As you write, remember your essay will be scored based on how well you

develop a multi-paragraph response to the assigned topic that clearly communicates your thesis to the audience.

support your thesis with meaningful reasons and sufficient details.

address the readers' concerns, opposing viewpoints, or counterarguments.

organize your essay in a clear and logical manner, including an introduction, body, and conclusion.

use well-structured sentences and language that are appropriate for your audience.

edit your work to conform to the conventions of standard American English.

Use any of the tools available to you, such as the Checklist, Spellchecker, or Graphic Organizer.

Here are the RAFTS for the above prompt: 

Role  -- (What is your role as you write the essay?)  You are a student at your own school. You are yourself.

Audience  (Who will be reading it?)  Your principal.

Format   (Are you writing a letter, a story, a 3-paragraph, 4 paragraph, 5 paragraph essay?) A multi-paragraph essay

Task  -- (What are you supposed to do? Argue?  Inform? Describe? Compare? or other tasks?)  Convince/Argument

Strong Key Words -- (What words in the prompt do you need to pay special attention to? )

Your school is considering requiring all students to wear uniforms during school.  Do you feel it is a good idea or a bad idea to require students to wear uniforms?  Why?

Write an essay persuading your principal to accept your recommendation on whether or not your school should require students to wear uniforms.