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This document provides guidance on writing an argumentative essay. It explains that an argumentative essay takes a stance on an issue and attempts to persuade readers to support the writer's viewpoint through reasoning and evidence. It then lists possible topics for argumentative essays and distinguishes between persuasive and discursive styles of argument. The document outlines the structure of a five-paragraph essay and provides tips for writing effective paragraphs and transitions between paragraphs. Finally, it includes a list of signposting language that can be used to organize an argument.

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IYE Essay Topics

This document provides guidance on writing an argumentative essay. It explains that an argumentative essay takes a stance on an issue and attempts to persuade readers to support the writer's viewpoint through reasoning and evidence. It then lists possible topics for argumentative essays and distinguishes between persuasive and discursive styles of argument. The document outlines the structure of a five-paragraph essay and provides tips for writing effective paragraphs and transitions between paragraphs. Finally, it includes a list of signposting language that can be used to organize an argument.

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IYE Essay topics

An argumentative essay is a piece of writing that takes a stance on an issue. In a good


argumentative essay, a writer attempts to persuade readers to understand and support their
point of view about a topic by stating their reasoning and providing evidence to back it up.

POSSIBLE TOPICS FOR ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAYS

1. Distance learning VS contact learning in classroom


2. To go or not to go on a student exchange?
3. Good and bad sides of social media
4. Free topic?

PERSUASIVE OR DISCURSIVE ARGUMENT?

• persuasive: taking a stand for or against the topic, trying to convince the reader
o emotive language
o using facts persuasively
o addressing the reader with “you”
o rhetorical questions
o repetition
• discursive: taking a “neutral” point of view, presenting the pros and cons of the topic
o logic
o factual evidence
o arguments presented without bias , both sides are given equal weighting
o own opinions may be provided when summarizing

THE FIVE-PARAGRAPH ESSAY:

1) INTRODUCTION
• thesis statement, that is appropriately narrowed
• what the text deals with and in what order
2) 3) and 4) THE MAIN BODY
• one main idea/paragraph
• some logical connection to the thesis statement
5) CONCLUSION
• no new information
• summarize the information presented in the main body and draw a conclusion
PARAGRAPH:

• topic sentence: what the paragraph is about


• length: enough to cover the topic of the paragraph
• examples, data, anecdote/story, definitions of terms, compare and contrast, causes and
effects…

TRANSITIONS:

• one or two sentences at the end of each paragraph to show you are moving on to the
next topic

Example from British council https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/writing/b1-writing/against-essay


SIGNPOSTING LANGUAGE:

LISTING GENERALIZING RESULT/CONSEQUENCE


First, furthermore, finally Generally Accordingly
First(ly), second(ly), In general As a result
third(ly) As a rule Consequently
Next In most cases For this/that reason
To begin/conclude On the whole Hence
Usually So
Therefore
Thus
REINFORCEMENT
HIGHLIGHTING
Also
As well (as) Especially
Besides In particular
Particularly REFORMULATION
Furthermore
In addition Mainly
In other words
Moreover To put it more simply
Not only…but also

SUMMARY
In brief
CONCESSION
In conclusion
TRANSITION TO A NEW Therefore Even though
POINT To conclude However
To summarize Nevertheless
It follows that Still
Now, Yet
With reference to

CONTRAST
In comparison
In contrast
Instead
On the contrary
Sources: Jordan, K. 2007. Revise KS3, Complete Study & Revision Guide.
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/

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