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writing while both demonstrating a specific professional utilization of argumentative writing and
inspiring students to explore professional applications of different writing styles.
Malpique, Anabela, and Ana Margarida Veiga-Simo. "Argumentative Writing By Junior High
School Students: Discourse Knowledge And Writing Performance / Escritura
Argumentativa En Alumnos De Secundaria: Conocimiento Sobre El Discurso Y
Rendimiento En La Escritura." Infancia Y Aprendizaje 39.1 (2016): 150-186. Academic
Search Complete. Web. 16 Feb. 2016.
This study examines the writing of junior high school students (ages 13-15.) It focuses
on their knowledge of the process of argumentative writing. The author explains how students
were allowed to compose an argumentative text and had to respond to questions to determine
both their knowledge of writing in general and their knowledge of argumentative writing
specifically. The article also explores the aspects of writing that these students focused on and
what components of writing they struggled to grasp. We see that students focus on opinion
writing and text composing in general while ignoring the importance of using evidence to
support their arguments. This article is helpful in measuring the general academic writing level
of middle school students. The application of this article is beneficial in helping students focus
the direction of their writing. This article is also instructional about the importance of providing
evidence in our argumentative writing.