ENGLISH 10

WEEK 1 - THIRD QUARTER

Name: _________________________________________ Grade &Section: ______
Teacher: ________________________________________ Date: _________________

Learning Competencies (Essential Competencies)

Compose an argumentative essay.

Objectives
● Understand the concept of an Argumentative Essay through
different activities;
● Write an outline of the argumentative essay and use it in
presenting the final draft; and
● Construct a well-written argumentative essay.

Let’s Understand
Activity 1. Think back to the last argument that you had with your
family member/s specifically this time of Covid-19 pandemic.
Recall the words that you used. Did you get disappointed, upset, frustrated?
Did you resolve the issue? What did you do to end the argument? Lay out
and create your comic strip, make it more attractive and presentable.
Follow up Questions:
1. How did the conversation start? How did it end?

2. Did you present evidence, experts’ opinions, facts, or information to win

the conversation?
The vital purpose of writing an argumentative essay is to change people’s
points of view or persuade them to accept new points of view. In writing an
argumentative essay, you must present and investigate an issue with enough
and valid evidence.

Here are some ways on how to write an argumentative essay:

1. Pre-writing
a) Create a clear, firm, and debatable topic.
b) Study your topic well. Choose your stance.
c) Collect your information, sets of evidence, facts, experts’
opinions, statistics, examples, testimony from authorities, and

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 articles from reliable sources to support and strengthen your
argument.

d) Check the background of your readers or audience as well as

their knowledge, opinion, and beliefs.

2. Drafting
a) Consider the different forms of argument (Traditional and
Rogerian) in writing an argumentative essay.

b) Create an outline.

Here are some patterns in outlining an argumentative essay:

A. Introduction/Thesis Claim B. Introduction

Body Paragraph 1 Body Paragraph 1
*Present your first point and *Refute your opposition’s first point.
supporting evidence.
Body Paragraph 2
Body Paragraph 2 *Refute your opposition’s second
*Present your second and its point.
supporting evidence.
Body Paragraph 3
Body Paragraph 3 *Present your first point and its
*Refute your opposition’s first point. supporting evidence.

Body Paragraph 4 Body Paragraph 4

*Refute your opposition’s second *Present your second point and its
point. supporting details.

Conclusion Conclusion

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 3. Write your essay.

4. Revising
a) Evaluate the purpose of your essay and check the style, clarity,
and presented evidence.
b) Edit your essay. Check spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
c) Read your essay.
d) Final draft.

5. Publish your essay

The claim could be an opinion, a policy proposal, an evaluation, a cause-
and-effect statement, or an interpretation.

The thesis statement is the main point, idea, or the central message. It is the
sentence that identifies the topic being discussed and it is used to generate
interest in your topic and encourage the readers or the audience.

There are five types of argument claims:

1. Fact- the statement is true and correct
2. Definition- the dictionary defines of what you are arguing plus your
own interpretation
3. Value- the importance of what you are arguing
4. Cause and effect- what causes the problem in your essay and what
effects it has
5. Policy- why the reader should care and what they should do about it
after reading

Three types of Argument

1. Classical. It is also called Aristotelian and the most popular strategy
for making an argument. In classical argument, present the main
argument, state your opinion, and do your best to convince the
reader why your stance is the right one. It is simple and effective
when the readers do not have lot of information about your topic as
it outlines the facts clearly and concisely.
2. Rogerian. This type of argument is effective for polarizing the topic, as
it acknowledges both sides and presents the middle ground. The flow
of Rogerian argument is presenting the problem, acknowledging the
opposing side of the argument, stating your point of view, and
explaining why yours is the most beneficial to the audience.

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 3. Toulmin. This type of argument is effective for modifying topics but
rather than present both sides, it presents one, hinging particularly on
facts presented in a way that makes the claim difficult to argue with.
In here, you must present your claim, present grounds to support the
claim, and then justify that the grounds are linked to the claim.

(source: https://www.masterclass.com/articles/how-to-write-agood-argumentative-essay#how-to-outline-an-
argumentative-essay-in-4-steps)

Let’s Apply!
Activity 2
Directions: Select the best and appropriate topic that you can
use in competition and write an argumentative outline using the given
template below.

Title:
Audience and how you plan to appeal to them:
Attention Getter:
Explain the interest in this topic:
Background information, including history and context for the problem:
Thesis Statement:
How you will appeal to Ethos:
Refutation or Opposing Arguments:
Evidence to support your claim, including appeal to logos, and pathos:
Reason 1 supporting your claim:
Reason 2 supporting your claim:
Reason 3 supporting your claim:
Creative thought-provoking closure:

There are three argument appeals: ethos, logos, and pathos.

a) Ethos- ethical appeal of the writer, trustworthiness, and
credibility
b) Logos- logical appeal of the writer, logical reasoning, and
information
c.) Pathos- emotional appeal of the writer, passion, higher and
base emotion

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 Let’s Analyze!
Directions: Read and comprehend the questions below. Write
your answer on a sheet of paper.
1. How does the argumentative essay differ from the other types?
2. How important is the claim in writing an argumentative essay? Give
the importance of the thesis statement in writing.
3. Why do we need to use different argumentative appeals in
presenting evidence in our work?
4. How will this lesson benefit you in the future?

Let’s Evaluate!

Modified True or False

Directions: Write TRUE if the statement is valid and correct and if the
affirmation is false, change the word or group of words to make the whole
statement true and accurate.
1. Ethos, logos, and pathos are persuasive tools that can help writers
make their argument appeal to the reader; therefore, they are the
argumentative appeals.

2. There is no set model of organization for argumentative essays.

3. One paragraph that restates your thesis and summarizes all your
arguments is the body paragraph.

4. The thesis statement could be an opinion, a policy proposal, an

evaluation, a cause-and-effect statement, or an interpretation.

5. An argument is a set of information that is debatable.

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 Let’s Create!

Goal: Your goal is to write an argumentative essay on the issue of COVID

19 Pandemic in the Philippines.

Role: You are one of the contestants in Philippine Competition

Commission in Essay Writing Contest.

Audience: Parents, older member in the family, friend/neighbor

Situation: You have been asked by your teacher to be the school

representative in an essay writing competition. The argumentative essay is
about COVID 19 Pandemic. As you prepare for the contest day, you will
present this prepared argumentative essay to a selected audience of
yours.

Product: A well-written argumentative essay about Covid-19 Pandemic in

the Philippines

Standards and Criteria for Success

Your work will be rated using the rubric