Argumentative essay & thesis statement

Lesson goals:
  • Recognise essay writing structure 
  • How to write a strong thesis statement 
  • Hand-in thesis statement on itslearning 
  • Complete vocab assignment on itslearning  
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This lesson contains 11 slides, with interactive quiz, text slides and 1 video.

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Lesson goals:
  • Recognise essay writing structure 
  • How to write a strong thesis statement 
  • Hand-in thesis statement on itslearning 
  • Complete vocab assignment on itslearning  

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What is an argumentative essay?

Slide 2 - Open question

Argumentative essay (betoog)
  • A piece of writing in which you persuade/convince your audience of a statement.
  • In order to do so you use several arguments in favour (pros) of your statement.
  • You also give some counter arguments (cons), but you refute (weerleggen) those, so that they eventually support your statement.

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Structure outline 
1. Introduction: attention grabber, hook, thesis statement
2. Pro (+ Con refuted)
3. Pro (+ Con refuted)
4. Pro (+ Con refuted)
5. Conclusion 

Check essay writing reader for a more in-depth outline! 

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Slide 6 - Video

Thesis statement formula:
Claim (your position) + reason (evidence) = thesis statement 

Strong thesis statement:
Claim (your position) + reason (evidence) x 3 = strong thesis statement!

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Time to try it out! 
  • Mobile phones should be banned in school - agree or disagree? 
  • After lockdown, online lessons should still take place once a week - agree or disagree?  
  • Hand in both thesis statements on itslearning (the assignment is also posted there with video link). 

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To do (now & for homework): 

  • Write two thesis statements and hand-in to itslearning 
  • Complete vocab assignment on itslearning - DL 18th Jan.
  • Study vocab chapters 18-19 

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Write down three interesting topics that you have recently learned about in one of your classes (social sciences or natural sciences)
For each of these topic write down:
       Why you like them
       What you like to know more about

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