1. Checklist: ROUGH DRAFT DUE Tuesday 2/14 FINAL DRAFT DUE Friday 2/17
Review PPT AND intro video
Develop Thesis / Claim (STRONG! CHOOSE A SIDE!)
Review research (also think about articles, texts we have read in class, novels, AOW)
Complete Outline
Type Rough Draft – use Google Docs
Edit and Perfect!
ROUGH DRAFT DUE Tuesday 2/14
FINAL DRAFT DUE Friday 2/17

2. Argumentative Essay

3. Goal
To get reader to acknowledge that your side is valid and deserves consideration as another point of view.

4. Technique Writer must offer: Relevant Reasons Credible facts
Sufficient evidence
To show that writer has a valid and worthy perspective.

5. Attitude of Writer
Get the reader to consider you have an idea worthy of listening to.
The writer is sharing a conviction, whether the audience ends up agreeing or not.

6. Example Read an example of Argumentative Essay:
Parts of an essay to identify:
Hook/Introduction: beginning of essay that gets reader’s attention
Thesis: sentence or two that contains the focus of the essay
Claims: evidence that support your argument
Counterclaims: opposing side
Conclusion: 2-3 sentences that remind reader of main points

7. Writing Prompt
Is technology beneficial or detrimental to humanity?

8. Sample Outline:
Click here to view my sample organizer- remember, it is just a rough draft !

9. Introduction Purpose of the introduction is to:
Hook the reader with high interest opening
Provide background information and a BRIEF overview
State your position/claim in THESIS
Need help? Click on the HOOK and Thesis for more…

10. Introductory Paragraph Writing
1. GRAB THEIR ATTENTION..stay general
2. Narrow the focus….supporting details
3. Present the thesis /main idea.

11. Hook Statements Onomatopoeia Rhetorical questions Quotes
Facts or statistics
Heavy imagery
Starting in the middle of the action

12. Main Idea / Thesis Statement:
General start / hook __________________________________________
__________________________________________
Narrowing Sentences which lead to the main idea:
___________________________
_________________________
Main Idea / Thesis Statement:
___________________

13. Prompt:
Is the quest for perfection meaningless?
Sample Introduction
The ground you stand on is war-torn and cracked. Fires are raging all around. You can hear the faint boom of bullet shots in the distance. Entire cities have been reduced to no more than rubble, and only a handful of survivors are left. Is this the kind of world that you want? Trying to be perfect is an impossible task. In all truth, perfection does not exist. The quest for perfection can only lead to destruction and the doom of the human race.

14. Prompt:
Is the quest for perfection meaningless?
Sample Introduction
Wondering whether or not a human being can be flawless is a question that has been around since the beginning of time. Everyone has flaws, but through the advancement of technology, could a person reach perfection? Many people say the quest for perfection is meaningless because it’s an unattainable goal, but the journey for perfection is worthwhile.

15. Prompt: Has ancient technology made our lives easier?
Sample Introduction
When man stops discovering civilization will end. It is an essential element of humankind and it is what has kept people on this planet for thousands of years. Some of the earliest inventions, the wheel and the alphabet were monumental in keeping man on Earth. Advances in ancient technology which lead to innovations in transportation and communication certainly made lives much easier and they were necessary for the progression of man.

16. Body Paragraph Form
Body Bp[

17. Body Paragraph Form (Should be 2 of these!)
Advances in early technology greatly impacted man’s ability to communicate.
Body Bp[
Symbols “developed about 30,000 years ago”
writing, Drawing, Alphabet, calendar
“thousands of years ago with the use of smoke signals and drums in Africa, America and parts of Asia”
- Passing on information, historical evidence, stories, entertainment 
Innovations in communication certainly made lives easier but perhaps none altered lives as much as advances in transportation.

18. Counter Argument include! OR Make separate Paragraph
1: Offer the other side
Some may say that . . .
One may argue that . . .
People may claim . . .
People may argue that . . .
2. Then refute it !!!
However . . .
While that may be the case. ..

19. REMINDERS: Connectors CITATIONS –
At least 2 direct quotes.
Incorporate in sentence! (needs a lead in)
Step By Step! Fixing what isn’t broken
Another breakdown of each paragraph