Final Argumentative Essay Advanced English 6: Boys Without names by kashmira sheth Mrs. Hampton

This I believe statements on note cards Advanced English 6 This I believe statements on note cards

This I believe to… This I believe? Belief: an acceptance that something is true or that it exists Argument: reason or set of reasons persuading others that an action or idea is right or wrong BELIEFS LEAD TO ARGUMENTS, ARGUE YOUR BELIEF.

What comes first? An Introduction! Remember, an introduction has THREE PARTS. Hook or Attention Grabber-First Sentence Background Information/Summary of Issue-Second-Fourth Sentence Claim*/Thesis-Fifth Sentence **Your claim must be approved by me-you are submitting this 4/24 on a note card**

Assignment overview Assignment: Your first draft of your paper will be focused around Boys Without Names by Kashmira Sheth and it will answer this question: Is there a positive side to child labor? Gopal felt like he had to help his family in order to survive. However, many would argue that child labor is always wrong and unnecessary no matter what. Please choose a side. You will voice your opinion with a full five paragraph essay in which you will have a claim at the end of your introduction, body paragraphs that explain your reasons with evidence/quotations from the text, and a conclusion to sum up your argument. Please remember that if you use any outside sources outside of the BWN book that you must also include a works cited page.

This will serve as your outline due Monday. Set up your brace map This will serve as your outline due Monday. Make sure you break up the essay into the introduction, body, and conclusion PLAN out what evidence you are going to use from the book and the page numbers

Setting up your claim Topic + Position + Reason 1, Reason, 2, and Reason 3=YOUR CLAIM Example 1:There is a positive side to child labor because children are sometimes the last resort for a family’s survival, they are able to work physically, and they can always go back to school and get an education after the family is stable Example 2: There is not a positive side to child labor because it exploits children, abuses them physically, and it denies them an education that is so vital to their success.

Example hooks Background information An interesting fact Example: Boys Without Names by Kashmira Sheth is a thrilling tale about one boy’s journey to escape a sweatshop with child slaves during the 1990’s in India. An interesting fact Example: Child labor produces many products such as carpets, bricks, and chocolate. An interesting question Example: Did you know that there are over 200 million children in slave labor right now?

Example Introduction 1 Did you know that there are over 200 million children in slave labor right now? Boys Without Names by Kashmira Sheth is a thrilling tale about one boy’s journey to escape a sweatshop with child slaves during the 1990’s in India. Gopal gets tricked into leaving his family and finds himself building picture frames for a big price-his life. In his journey to find escape, the reader gets to know his kahani or personal journey. Most importantly, Gopal teaches the sincere ability to be willing to do ANYTHING for one’s family. There is a positive side to child labor because children are sometimes the last resort for a family’s survival, they are able to work physically, and they can always go back to school and get an education after the family is stable.

Breakdown Did you know that there are over 200 million children in slave labor right now? Boys Without Names by Kashmira Sheth is a thrilling tale about one boy’s journey to escape a sweatshop with child slaves during the 1990’s in India. Gopal gets tricked into leaving his family and finds himself building picture frames for a big price-his life. In his journey to find escape, the reader gets to know his kahani or personal journey. Most importantly, Gopal teaches the sincere ability to be willing to do ANYTHING for one’s family. There is a positive side to child labor because children are sometimes the last resort for a family’s survival, they are able to work physically, and they can always go back to school and get an education after the family is stable

After the introduction, comes… Body Paragraphs! There are 3 total. They have the following setup: Topic Sentence (each one goes back to a reason in the claim) Evidence Explanation/Reasons Transition

Tips for getting your body paragraphs done Topic Sentences: These should relate back to your claim. 3 reasons=3 paragraphs=3 topic sentences Connect your ideas, read your paper out loud Commonly Used Words for Transitions accordingly as a result consequently since then therefore hence

Tips (cont.) Introduce and Explain your Evidence/Quotations from BWN This gives the idea that… Another reason is… This connects with… Some key phrases for introducing your ideas: On the other hand… This is similar to… For example… This is different from… Another example is… To add on… This is important because… Many people think…

Tips (cont.) Templates for Explaining Why Your Claim Matters   X matters/is important because_____________ Ultimately, what is at stake here is________________ These conclusions have significant applications in __________ as well as _________________

Tips (cont.) Templates for Explaining Quotations   Basically, X is saying __________________ In other words X believes______________ X is insisting that_______________ X’s point is that________________

Tips (cont.) Evidence/Quotations Any information needs to have “ “ marks around it Please have (Sheth pg #). After the information Please make sure you write word for word from the book if it is a direct quotation Please make sure to still include a citation if it is a indirect quotation or paraphrasing.

Lastly, the conclusion! Templates for Beginning Conclusions: In conclusion,_________________ In summary, __________________ Overall______________________ To sum up____________________ In other words________________

Conclusion (Cont.) Conclusion Restate your claim Explain to people why they should care about your topic/be motivated to side with you Last paragraph! Your last line should have a “Drop the Mic!” effect

NEXT STEPS READ OVER ROUGH DRAFT ASSIGNMENT SHEET 1.)SUBMIT CLAIM FOR APPROVAL 2.)DRAFT INTRODUCTION 3.) DRAFT BODY PARAGRAPHS WITH EVIDENCE FROM THE TEXT 4.)DRAFT CONCLUSION 5.) CHECK FCAS ON COVER SHEET, STAPLE COVER SHEET TO ROUGH DRAFT, SUBMIT ON THURSDAY, APRIL 30