Name:

Date:

Language and Literature/ Mrs. Nieto/ Period: __

March Argumentative Essay Writing Practice:

Argumentative Vocabulary:

In my opinion It seems to me that My personal view is that In my experience

As far as I can see From what I know I believe I think
That is why I think I am sure I am certain Personally, I think/feel
I’d like to point out that In my view I am convinced that As far as I’m concerned

Evidence Based Terminology/Citing evidence:

According to the author, In the passage the author states, According to the text,
Based on information from the text, From the reading I know, After reading I learned that,
In paragraph _ it says, The author writes that, On page __ of the article ___ it says,

Writing Prompt: Explain whether you agree or disagree with the idea that public workers should have the right to
strike.

1. Create your TopScore Outline. Take notes of the articles’ important facts to support your position.

2. Draft your essay.

Essay Title: __________

I: Introduction:

R1 reason-

a. As read in article “___”, ___________.

b. In the passage the author of the article titled “____” they state that _______.

R2 reason-

a. Article “__” states

b. Based on information from the text “___”, _____________.

R3- Counterclaim: My opponent will likely say _________________.

Rebuttal: In my opinion, ________________.

a. The author of “___” writes that ___________. (Article Title, Article date if available)

b. According to the text in “__”, __________.

C: Conclusion: