Argumentative Essay review

Today's Lesson Overview
  • To review how to write an essay
  • Create thesis statements from topics
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Today's Lesson Overview
  • To review how to write an essay
  • Create thesis statements from topics

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Purpose of Argumentative Essay
  • To convince or persuade the reader that your view is valid
  • To influence the reader's opinion through your logical reasoning.

How do you provide logical argumentation?
By clearly justifying your position with facts, examples, and expert opinions. 


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Thesis Statement
What is the purpose of a thesis statement? 
  • Indicates the essay's main points 
  • To present a targeted argument on the subject, offering an opinion, a claim, or an interpretation. The objective is to convince the reader that the claim will be backed up by factual evidence.


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Example; The Knight's Tale from Chaucer 
Topic: Free will and fate. Write an essay on Free will or fate: did the characters have a choice? Or are they just helpess puppets to the will of the gods? 

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Thesis Statement Example 1 
In "The Knight's Tale," even though the characters think they can change their own destinies by what they do, Chaucer shows that they can't escape fate, because the gods have already decided what will happen.

Explanation:

This means that the story is about fate versus free will. The thesis says that no matter how hard the characters try, fate controls what happens. The essay would talk about how the gods make things turn out a certain way, no matter what the people do.

Thesis Statement Example 2 (Simplified):

In "The Knight's Tale," Chaucer shows that free will is most important. The problems that Arcite and Palamon face show that their own choices, not what the gods decide, lead to what happens to them in the end.

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Thesis Statement Example 2:
The problems that Arcite and Palamon face show that their own choices, not what the gods decide, lead to what happens to them in the end. In "The Knight's Tale," Chaucer shows that your own choices shape your future. (Thesis statement) 

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Which is a clear thesis statement?
A
Climate change affects global weather patterns.
B
This essay is about climate change.

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Identify the thesis statement regarding character analysis.
A
it may be argued that the the Pardoner is greedy as he values money above all else.
B
Chaucer uses humor effectively.
C
The characters are from different backgrounds.
D
The book contains many tales.

Slide 10 - Quiz

Come up with a good thesis statement for gun culture in the Netherlands

Slide 11 - Open question

Essay assignment
Look at the three essays in front of you, with your partner. 
1. Does the essay have a thesis statement in the introduction? 
2. Does the essay pick a side? Or does it look at both positive and negative aspects? 
3. Was it written by AI? How can you tell?  

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Example: test topic. Use notes! 
In "The Reeve's Tale," who behaved worse—the miller (representing uneducated people) or the university students? Write a essay arguing which side is more at fault for the problems in the story. 
-150 words 
-4 paragraphs. 

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