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AREA: ENGLISH LANGUAGE DATE:

TOPIC: Argumentative Essay GRADE: 8th ____
TEACHER: Mrs. Darka Dekovic – Mr. Julián Andrés Rojas
STUDENTS NAME:

GRADE MOTTO: “I grow in the ability to think about myself as a sensitive person who acts responsibly
toward the care of their environment”.

INTRODUCTION: The purpose of this worksheet is to give you a model and guide you step by step to write of
an outstanding argumentative essay about technology and its advantages and disadvantages.

ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY

ACTIVITIES:

1. Read the model bellow to understand what is introduction, thesis, supporting ideas and
conclusion in an essay.

Owning a Car in an Urban Area

INTRODUCTION
As the standard of living is getting higher, more and more people are buying cars just as they
are buying T.V. sets. It is however debatable if buying a car in an urban area is advantageous
or not. (Thesis statement) Having a car in an urban area on the one hand provides the
owner with comfort and safety but on the other hand involves a lot of worry and expense.

SUPPORT I (Topic sentence).

There are some advantages to owning a car in an urban area. First, sitting in your car is
much more comfortable than having to wait a long time for the arrival of the bus or train. In bad
weather the driver of the car is warm and comfortable and is always guaranteed a seat. Second,
in urban areas it is much safer to be in your car, especially at night, than having to walk down a
dark street to get to a bus stop or train station.

SUPPORT II (Topic sentence)

On the other hand, there are some disadvantages to owning a car. First, a car is expensive.
Gasoline is not cheap and car insurance rates in urban areas are very high. There are other
expenses to be considered too, such as car maintenance and repairs as well as having to pay
for parking. Second, owning a car causes a lot of worry and stress. If you leave your car in the
street it might get stolen or its parts might get stolen. It is also very stressful to be driving on the
freeway or in traffic jams and there is the constant fear and of being involved in an accident.

CONCLUSION
Owning a car in an urban area can be both advantageous by providing comfort and safety and
disadvantageous by causing worry and stress as well as a lot of expenses to the driver. In my
own opinion, owning a car is indispensable for getting around safely and freely in a big town,
and its advantages far outweigh its disadvantages.
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ESSAY STRUCTURE

1st paragraph INTRODUCTION: Explain in general what is the topic about and point you would
like to discuss. Give some questions if necessary and state your controversial theses. Don’t forget
to have a hook that will catch attention of your readers. Add if you consider important some
background.

2nd paragraph SUPPORTING EVIDENCE: Explain one of the arguments given in your theses and
add necessary details. Don’t forget to use argumentative adjectives and linking words you can find
them in virtualberch).

3rd paragraph SUPPORTING EVIDENCE: Explain another powerful argument from your theses
and add necessary details. (OPTIONAL) 4th paragraph SUPPORTING EVIDENCE: Explain one
more persuasive argument from your theses and add necessary details.

5th paragraph COUNTERARGUMENT AND REFUTATION: In order to make the reader convinced
with your idea and as counterargument is against your point of view, you should add at the end of it
a refutation to disapprove it.

6th paragraph: CONCLUSION: Your conclusion must focus on your theses, telling briefly how
important is what you claim by giving the strongest arguments from your essay.

2. Make a research before writing your essay and take notes in your folder; you can also print the
information.

A. In your essay you will give your opinion about whether “Fast growth of technology has
improved human being life in general or it has created more danger with plenty of
temptations for our youth”. In order to make your point your arguments must be
supported by facts and experts ‘opinion.

B. Use the information collected to make a plan with your powerful thesis and at least three
influential arguments, each one strong enough to be discussed in a paragraph.

ESSAY ORGANIZER

INTRODUCTION (general information and thesis),

Main Idea Topic Sentence: “Fast growth of technology has improved human being life in
general or it has created more danger with plenty of temptations for our youth”
(Key words about general information related to the topic.)

_______________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

Thesis (Here you will write three main ideas to build up your thesis which is your controversial
opinion about issue being discussed):
_______________________________________________________________________
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BODY #1 pro argument (supporting evidence paragraph)

Topic sentence with main argument:_______________________________________________

Supporting idea/Detail 1: __________________________________________________________

Supporting idea/Detail: 2 _________________________________________________________

Supporting idea/Detail: 3 _________________________________________________________

BODY #2 pro (supporting evidence) paragraph

Topic sentence with main argument ________________________________________________

Supporting idea/Detail: 1 _________________________________________________________

Supporting idea/Detail: 2 ________________________________________________________

Supporting idea/Detail: 3 __________________________________________________________

BODY #3 (counterargument) paragraph and (refutation)

Topic sentence with main argument ________________________________________________

Supporting idea/Detail: 1 ________________________________________________________

Supporting idea/Detail: 2 _________________________________________________________

Supporting idea/Detail: 3 __________________________________________________________

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CONCLUSION (summing main arguments + possible path or solution if presented).

Restate Main Idea:

______________________________________________________________________________

Restate Supporting Reasons:

1 _____________________________________________________________________________

2 _____________________________________________________________________________

3 _____________________________________________________________________________

Recommendations and/or Predictions:

______________________________________________________________________________

3. Write your essay taking into account information collected and the plan you did

4. Work in pairs and check each other production and after having your classmates’ suggestions
and teacher’s propositions you are going to write your final version of the essay. Whole process
will be evaluated.

Note: The following formal vocabulary and connectors could help you to elaborate a good
argumentative essay, select them carefully taking in account the context. You must use minimum
15 adjectives and 10 connectors in your essay.

Make kind ask Bring choose

Assemble affectionate beseech bear adopt
Build amicable implore carry appoint
construct Caring Inquire Deliver cast
Create Considerate propose fetch designate
Fabricate cordial Question Gather determine
Forge Friendly Request haul Elect
form gracious seek move Extract
Generate humane solicit tote nominate
Invent Loving summon transfer name
prepare thoughtful urge transport select
amazing find give important hard
astonishing acquire award critical challenging
astounding ascertain bestow crucial complex
bewildering detect contribute essential complicated
breath-taking discover deliver fundamental demanding
dazzling encounter dispense meaningful difficult
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eye-opening Locate donate momentous intricate

shocking obtain entrust prized involved
spectacular pinpoint grant significant perplexing
Startling procure offer valuable problematic
stunning spot present vital puzzling
see think yell very mean
behold assume call decidedly combative
detect conclude cry exceedingly cruel
examine consider holler genuinely disagreeable
Glimpse estimate howl highly discourteous
Note imagine scream immensely hostile
notice presume shout particularly hurtful
observe reckon shriek remarkable malicious
recognize suppose squeal tremendously quarrelsome
view deem wail truly unpleasant
withness suspect yelp uncommonly vicious

BIBLIOGRAPHY: Dekovic,D, Rojas,J. (2019)

WEBGRAPHY: 2015 The ACT® Writing Test. Retrieved and adapted 17:38, January 2019, from
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