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Department of Education
REGION V
DIVISION OF CAMARINES SUR
TIGAON DISTRICT
SAN RAFAEL, TIGAON, CAMARINES SUR
ENGLISH 10
Module 2.2
Activity A.
Enumerate the characteristics of an argumentative essay?
1. Statement of position
2. Arguments
3. Reinforcement of the statement of position
Summary
Conclusion
Call for action
ACTIVITY B.
Identify the characteristic of an argumentative essay presented in each item.
1. Death penalty does not deter crime.
Judicial error in death penalty cases are rampant.
Death penalty is beyond correction.
a. reasons b. Background c. Claim d. Evidence
2. “But even the horrors of her death will not and cannot justify the taking of another life. And indeed,
using the violence used on Christine to whip up sentiment for the restoration of the death penalty is itself
a violation of Christine’s memory.”
a. reasons b. Response to counterargument
c. Claim d. Counterargument
3. People believe that bringing the killer to justice, preferably by taking his or her life, would even things
up.
a. reasons b. Response to counterargument
c. Claim d. Counterargument
4. Death penalty does not deter crime, with 88 percent of criminologists interviewed for a study
disagreeing that “death penalty can act as a deterrent or can lower the murder rate.”
a. reasons b. Background c. Claim d. Evidence
5. The writer was against the restoration of the death penalty.
a. reasons b. Background c. Claim d. Evidence
Noted:
JOY G. LEONARDO
Head Teacher- I
Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
REGION V
DIVISION OF CAMARINES SUR
TIGAON DISTRICT
SAN RAFAEL, TIGAON, CAMARINES SUR
ENGLISH 10
Module 2.2
Activity A.
Enumerate the characteristics of an argumentative essay?
1.
2.
3.
_____________
_____________
_____________
ACTIVITY B.
Identify the characteristic of an argumentative essay presented in each item.
1. Death penalty does not deter crime.
Judicial error in death penalty cases are rampant.
Death penalty is beyond correction.
a. reasons b. Background c. Claim d. Evidence
2. “But even the horrors of her death will not and cannot justify the taking of another life. And indeed,
using the violence used on Christine to whip up sentiment for the restoration of the death penalty is itself
a violation of Christine’s memory.”
a. reasons b. Response to counterargument
c. claim d. Counterargument
3. People believe that bringing the killer to justice, preferably by taking his or her life, would even things
up.
a. reasons b. Response to counterargument
c. claim d. Counterargument
4. Death penalty does not deter crime, with 88 percent of criminologists interviewed for a study
disagreeing that “death penalty can act as a deterrent or can lower the murder rate.”
a. reasons b. Background c. Claim d. Evidence
5. The writer was against the restoration of the death penalty.
a. reasons b. Background c. Claim d. Evidence
Noted:
JOY G. LEONARDO
Head Teacher- I