Argumentative Essay Help!

 Since tomorrow is the due date for the argumentative essay, I thought I would post some last minute help. The following links are downloadable handout that will help with the argumentative essay:

introduction

Body paragraphs            The body paragraph link also has a list to help with formatting.       

conclusion

Argumentative Essay

As you know the Argumentative essay is due on Wednesday, November 25th or the last day before Thanksgiving break. I have several helpful blog posts below to help students write their paper.
If you click on planning sheet
it will show you a copy of the planning doc we used to organize our information.

Body Paragraph

Language Arts Agenda:

Thursday – November 19, 2015

Learning Target: Today I will use Monday and Tuesday’s lessons to put together and type my introduction. I'll know I've learned it when I have completed my introduction.      

You will need to use your notes from Monday and Tuesday to complete this

Today’s task:

    1.     open your Word or Google document

    2.     Take out your planning sheet

    3.     Open the links you will use for your first reason

    4.     Follow the example to your left

         a.     Use your first reason and make a topic sentence from it

         b.     Use your source to write your 1^st SUPPORT

         c.      Write an EXPLAIN in your words

         d.     Repeat letters b and c

         e.      Write a sentence that will transition into the next paragraph

 

You will need to use your planning sheet to complete this task. Each reason is a body paragraph.

Body Paragraph One: Example

     1)    Claim/Topic sentences Uses your first reason in the thesis to make the writer’s argument.

To begin with, 145lb of dog is a lot of dog to control.

     2)    Supporting Evidence – uses fact for a source (article, web site..) to strengthen their argument.

According to Gale Fredrick in her article, Great Dane: the Gentle Giant, a male Great Dane weighs between 125lbs to 175lbs (Fredrick).

     3)    Explain – gives details about the supporting details.

My Great Dane weighs 160 pounds and is considered skinny by my veterinarian. That is 160 pounds of pure muscle. If he decided to misbehave, it would be hard to stop him.

     4)    2nd Supporting Evidence –

“An untrained Great Danes is hazard to all. It is sad to see since they are wonderful family pets. One must be diligent in their training, and supervise any situations which involve children. This is a giant breed and must be managed as such,” (Fredrick)

      5)    2^nd Explain

If a Chihuahua is nippy and poorly trained, it can be picked up and kept away from others. Giant breeds, like Great Danes, are not easily avoided.

      6)    Wrap-up -

It is a good idea to train any giant breed dog to lie down when children are near them. It makes the dog less intimidating and keeps the children from getting stepped on.

 All together, your 1st body paragraph will look like this:

To begin with, 145lb of dog is a lot of dog to control.  According to Gale Fredrick in her article, Great Dane: the Gentle Giant, a male Great Dane weighs between 125lbs to 175lbs (Fredrick). My Great Dane weighs 160 pounds and is considered skinny by my veterinarian. That is 160 pounds of pure muscle. If he decided to misbehave, it would be hard to stop him. “An untrained Great Danes is hazard to all. It is sad to see since they are wonderful family pets. One must be diligent in their training, and supervise any situations which involve children. This is a giant breed and must be managed as such,” (Fredrick). If a Chihuahua is nippy and poorly trained, it can be picked up and kept away from others. Giant breeds, like Great Danes, are not easily avoided.  It is a good idea to train any giant breed dog to lie down when children are near them. It makes the dog less intimidating and keeps the children from getting stepped on.

Introductions

Language Arts Agenda:

Wednesday – November 18, 2015

Learning Target: Today I will use Monday and Tuesday’s lessons to put together and type my introduction. I'll know I've learned it when I have completed my introduction.

  

Today’s task:

1.   open a Word or Google document

2.   Type in the grabber you liked best from yesterday’s lesson

3.   Skip several lines

4.   Type in the thesis we wrote Monday

5.   Read over what you have written so far.

6.   Write a connecting sentence in the space you left blank.

7.   Take out any extra spaces, put your name on it and print a copy for me. (add the number of t he grabber style you used

8.   Read

Anatomy of an Introduction - EXAMPLE

There are 3 parts to an introduction

    1)   Grabber: First sentence, grabs the reader’s attention.

When Merlin, my Great Dane, sees his leash and my bike helmet, he makes noises just like Chewbacca in the movie Star Wars.  Merlin loves to run beside me as I ride my bike down the street.

    2)   Main Idea: Gives the reader a basic idea of the topic

Merlin is a great dog, but he is also a lot of work.

    3)   Thesis:

·        Is the last sentence in the introduction

·        Follows the formula:  Claim because 3 reasons

People need to think before they get a giant breed dog (belief statement), because they are a big responsibility (reason #1), they cost a lot to feed cost (reason #2), and they take up a lot of room. (reason #3).

When done, your introduction should look something like this:

     When Merlin, my Great Dane, sees his leash and my bike helmet, he makes noises just like Chewbacca in the movie Star Wars. Merlin loves to run beside me as I ride my bike down the street.Merlin is a great dog, but he is also a lot of work. People need to think before they get a giant breed dog (belief statement), because they are a big responsibility (reason #1), they cost a lot to feed cost (reason #2), and they take up a lot of room. (reason #3).