Thursday 23 February 2012

Today,Ms Zu teach us about argumentative essay. Definition: In this kind of essay, we not only give information but also present an argument with the PROS (supporting ideas) and CONS (opposing ideas) of an argumentative issue. We should clearly take our stand and write as if we are trying to persuade an opposing audience to adopt new beliefs or behavior. The primary objective is to persuade people to change beliefs that many of them do not want to change.

before writing,we must :

- Brainstorm ideas
- Identify the main topics.
- Use these topics as headings.
- Decide which side you are on i.e. which arguments are most convincing.
- Plan and write an outline for your essay.

The instructions are,we must write :
1) introduction paragraph
2) body paragraph
3) refutation paragraph
-This is also used to support your claim.
-Use the counter arguments to show that your idea is the stronger one.
-Do not focus only on the opposing ideas.
4) Concluding paragraph

this is some example of argumentative essay http://www.custom-essays.org/samples/by_type/Examples_of_Argumentative_Essays.html