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T HURSDAY J ANUARY 15 TH
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A GENDA Argumentative Essay Structure Reminders Begin Rough Draft (continue)
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A RGUMENTATIVE E SSAY Structure: Intro Intro – Hook/Grabber, thesis statement, main idea, “tease” claims. Claim 1 Claim 1 – State your claim, back it up with evidence from source, explain “why” evidence is relevant to your claim. Claim 2 Claim 2 – Same as above. Counterclaim Counterclaim – List claims (2-3) that opposition might say in argument. Rebuttal Rebuttal – Discredit opposition’s counterclaims Conclusion Conclusion – Restate your claims, Restate your thesis, end with a “clincher” or profound statement with a “call to action”.
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C OUNTER C LAIM Key phrases to use: One might object that... It might seem that... It's true that... Admittedly... Of course...
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REBUTTAL Return to your original argument based upon careful reasoning Show why counter argument is mistaken Acknowledge it, but show why it is less important Key Phrases to use: But Yet However Nonetheless Still
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