Planning
The first step in the planning process
What is analyzing the prompt?
What is the introduction paragraph?
What are the counterclaim (opposing side) and rebuttal?
The marks placed around direct quotes from the text.
What are "quotation marks"?
Use personal pronouns, such as I, me, my, and you
What is Don't?
You want to appear objective in formal, academic writing.
Number of reasons supporting your argument you should plan to have
What is 3?
Number of body paragraphs between introduction and conclusion
What is 3 body paragraphs, including the counterargument?
What is the rebuttal?
The average amount of evidence you need PER BODY PARAGRAPH.
What is 2?
You should use evidence from at least three sources
What is do?
Time spent planning: analyzing prompt, reading and annotating text, and organizing ideas
What is 40-50 minutes?
The beginning of each paragraph, tells the reader what the paragraph will be about.
What is the topic sentence?
Some may argue...
What is a sentence starter for the counterclaim (opposing side)?
Putting the author's words in your own words
What is paraphrasing?
Allow your body paragraphs to be mostly quotes from the article.
What is don't?
You need to explain and elaborate.
How is annotating part of the planning process?
-You begin selecting and organizing evidence when you highlight evidence in different colors.
-You connect and analyze ideas when you make notes.
Last sentence in your introduction paragraph that tells the reader what your essay is about.
What is the thesis statement?
However,...
What is a possible sentence starter for your rebuttal?
Introduce quote, "quote" (author/source, paragraph #).
What is a standard citation for a direct quote?
If you are struggling coming up with the start of your introduction, skip ahead to writing your thesis and body paragraphs. Then come back to your intro.
What is do?
Plan, Organize, Write, Edit, Revise
What is the POWER strategy?
The five components of an argumentative essay (the names of the five paragraphs).
What is introduction, body paragraph, body paragraph, counterclaim/rebuttal paragraph, conclusion?
Purpose of counterargument paragraph
What is to strengthen your argument by pointing out the weaknesses of the opposing claim?
You use brackets in a direct quote when you...
Let a quote or piece of evidence speak for itself.
What is Don't?
You need to introduce, as well as elaborate (explain further), your evidence.