How to develop a strong, effective argumentative introductions

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How to develop a strong, effective argumentative introductions

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Meeting Lesson Plan:(15 mins) Introduction:Introduce who we are(name, grade, state)Ice breaker: Everyone goes around in a circle saying one thing about themselves and nobody can repeat itIntroduce today’s topic: How to develop an effective argumentative introduction(20 mins) Outline topic: HOW TO DEVELOP AN EFFECTIVE introductionHow to phrase a good thesisContext & complexityScope & SeverityMythosSyllogismsEthos(20 mins) Example ParagraphExplain what’s good about itStudents read(5 minutes)Each students give thoughtsStudents highlight parts that we talked about(10 minutes) Students brainstorm introductions for an idea topicTopic are: Should pineapple be banned from pizza, or is it the ultimate topping? Would life be better if school started at noon instead of the morning? Is TikTok ruining our attention spans, or is it just harmless fun? Should children have their own social media accounts? Would it be awesome or awful if humans could live forever? (15 minutes) Student questions and help for personal assignments

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Maksim S 🇺🇸

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Hello, my name is Maksim! I am a current sophomore who specializes in AP Seminar as well as writing essays. I also enjoy the book series Harry Potter and reading historical fiction, as well as argumentative pieces. I am very excited to tutor some of you! Let me know if you need help!

Shreyas J 🇺🇸

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Hi everyone, I'm currently a sophomore enrolled in a public high school. I hoping to help people with reading and writing and AP Seminar content.

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SESSION 1

23

Feb

SESSION 1

Essay Writing

Sun 11:00 PM - Mon, 12:30 AM UTCFeb 23, 11:00 PM - Feb 24, 12:30 AM UTC

Today we will be covering how to develop a strong, effective argumentative introduction. We will educate important vocal terms, and the structure thats students should implement into their thesis. We will then analyze and correct both strong and weak introduction examples. We will also provide students with topics to develop individual thesis's.

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Sunday, Feb 23

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