STEP BY STEP PROCESS ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY

RAPID FIRE ESSAY WRITING… Step 1: (5 minutes) Highlight the support from the packet that you might use in your argument in one color Highlight the support from the packet for the opposition that you might address in another.

RAPID FIRE ESSAY WRITING… Step 2: (5 minutes) Write your intro – use the rubric! Thought-provoking beginning Background on the text/Twain Background on the issue Position Thesis

RAPID FIRE ESSAY WRITING… Step 3: (5 minutes) Write your first body paragraph – Use the rubric! Directed Topic Sentence Evidence to support Commentary connecting support to thesis (PROVE IT) Transition to next paragraph

RAPID FIRE ESSAY WRITING… Step 4: (5 minutes) Write your second body paragraph – Use the rubric! Directed Topic Sentence Evidence to support Commentary connecting support to thesis (PROVE IT) Transition to next paragraph

RAPID FIRE ESSAY WRITING… Step 5: (5 minutes) Write your concession – Use the rubric! Concede to the opposition Evidence to support the opposition Commentary connecting support to thesis (PROVE IT IS JUSTIFIED) Transition to next paragraph (begin refutation)

RAPID FIRE ESSAY WRITING… Step 6: (5 minutes) Write your refutation – Use the rubric! Topic sentence that refutes the previous paragraph STRONGER evidence to negate or qualify the opposition Commentary showing the opposition’s point may be valid, but your evidence proves stronger Transition to next paragraph

RAPID FIRE ESSAY WRITING… Step 7: (5 minutes) Write your conclusion – Use the rubric! Review the evidence and points made Provide the broader implications of your thesis/research