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Today’s 1. Discuss a controversial topic and offer opinions

Argumentative Essay Objectives:
2. Define ‘argument’ and explore topics
3. Select a topic and identify support
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Homework Review: Discussion

Argumentative Essay
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Discuss your homework with your group
What is your opinion on the article?
Do you agree/disagree
Homework with the
Review: decision?
Discussion
1. Discuss your homework with your group
Task 1:
2. Understanding anarticle?
What is your opinion on the ‘argument’
Do you agree/disagree with the decision?
1. What is an argument? Define it in your notebook.
2. What situations do we argue?
Task 1: Understanding an ‘argument’
3. Discuss your ideas with your group.
1. What is an argument? Define it in your notebook.
2. What situations do we argue?
Task 2:3. Finding a ideas
Discuss your topic.
with your group.
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1. What idea/topic do you care about? What would you argue for?
Task 2: Finding a topic. Predic
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Task 3: Supporting your argument.
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What is Supporting your
opinion about your argument.
topic?
2. How can you support your ideas?
1. What is your opinion about your topic?
3. Gather some support for your body paragraphs.
2. How can you support your ideas?
What evidence can you find?
3. Gather some support for your body paragraphs.
What evidence can you find?