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Unit 11 Writing Your Own Essays (3): Argumentative Essays Teaching Objectives Develop understanding of useful language features for writing effective argument texts Learn how to organize an argumentative essay Understand the strategies for argumentation Some techniques to write general statement and thesis statement NB: An argumentative essay contains these five elements: ? An explanation of the issue ? A clear thesis statement ? A summary of the opposing arguments ? Rebuttals to the opposing arguments ? Your own arguments Question: Which type of organization does this essay use--block or point-by-point? Answers: point-by-point. Learn to present your argumentation in a well-organized way There are several ways to organize an argumentative essay. You can use a block pattern or a point-by-point pattern. The outlines in the following chart show these two possible patterns. There are many variations on these two patterns. Which pattern you use will depend on your topic. With some topics, one pattern works better than others. The important thing is to present your side and rebut the other side in a logical and organized way. Block Pattern Point-by-Point Pattern I. Introduction Explanation of the issue Thesis statement II. Body Block 1 A. Summary of other sides arguments B. Rebuttal to the first argument C. Rebuttal to the second argument D. Rebuttal to the third argument Block 2 E. Your first argument F. Your second argument G. Your third argument III. Conclusion-may include a summary of your point of view I. Introduction Explanation of the issue, including a summary of the other sides arguments Thesis statement II. Body A. Statement of the other sides first argument and rebuttal with your own counterargument B. Statement of the other sides second argument and rebuttal with your own counterargument C. Statement of the other sides third argument and rebuttal with your own counterargument III. Conclusion-may include a summary of your point of view Understand the strateg