Argument essay Argument essays and staging introductions and conclusions Prediction to help comprehension 1.

Read the essay entitled Social benefits af extended families again, this time focusing on the ideas given. 2. In Task Byou will read an essay which answers the same question as the one you read in the previous section. owever, it e!presses the opposite opinion. Before you read it predict some of the ideas that might "e in it, and some of the evidence that might "e used. Stage of Argument Essay #n argument essay gives an opinion and supports it with evidence. Its purpose is to persuade the reader to agree with the opinion, or to show reasons for a particular opinion.

Stages of argument essays (parts) Introduction gives an General overall view of the statement essay Definition/optiona l

Body The main part of the essay where evidence is presented with support. Conclusion To relate the argument to real world action #$o new evidence is given in the conclusion%

Purpose of stage To introduce the reader to the subject of the essay To explain any important technical words to the reader Thesis To give the opinion of the writer. Preview/ scope To tell the reader what or essay map parts of the topic will be included in the essay. !rguments To explain to the reader the evidence that supports the thesis. The most important ideas usually come first. "ummary To give the reader a brief reminder of the main ideas while restating the thesis. &ecommendation To tell the reader what the writer believes is the best action to ta'e considering the evidence in the essay.

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Usefull expressions for preview/scope (in introduction) and summary stage of essay
In pairs, choose one, and for each article, identify the preview$scope and the "eginning of the conclusion. Record useful e!pressions that you find in the ta"le "elow. %review$scope e!pressions eg will "e e!amined ...
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Expression to begins conclutions

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