Argumentative Essay

TERMS TO KNOW

• Argument
• Claim
• Evidence
• Bridge/Warrant
• Counter-Argument
• Turn-Back/Refutation

Read this argument essay that was written by a student. Label the following parts in the right-hand margin

PLEASE FIND THE FOLLOWING

• Hook
• Counter-Claim
• Thesis/Claim
• Warrant/Bridge
• Evidence
• Turn Back

Each of the following boxes contains a small portion of an argumentative essay. Cut out each box, and then assemble the essay on your desk.

ORGANIZE THE FOLLOWING

• Introduction
• Body Paragraph
• Counter-Argument Paragraph
• Conclusion

PERFORMANCE TASK

• Write a thesis with counter claim
• Write Topic Sentence (1)
• Select Evidence (2-3)
• Bridge/Warrant (1)
• Write Counter claim (1)
• Write Turn back/Refutation (1)

IN ADDITION

• Describe where and why agrarian civilizations emerged
• Features of Civilization (7)
• Example from Egypt or Mesopotamia.

Expansion

• Imagine that you are part of the ruling class of an agrarian civilization. You have a problem: Your civilization is running low on resources!
• You have two options: raise taxes on your citizens or conquer a neighboring civilization.

Questions

• What would it take to execute your plan?
• What are the benefits of your method of increasing revenue?
• What are the costs of your plan? (Think Social, Economic, Political or Cultural)

Expansion

• Why did civilizations expand geographically?
• Why did many leaders of agrarian civilizations choose conquest to pay their expenses rather than trying to raise money in lands they already controlled?
• What are some examples of ways that military innovations supported trade and other important human activities?