Argument Essay

I’m trying to learn for my English class and I’m stuck. Can you help?

1. Introduction
   • Hook
   • Contextualize social issue
   • Thesis: your stance on your social issue

2. Body
   1. Origin/Root Cause: What is the earliest moment in history where your issue was a problem? And/or what is the root cause of your issue?
      • A: assertion
      • X: example/evidence #1
      • E: explanation #1
      • X: example/evidence #2
      • E: explanation #2
      • S: significance
   2. Historical Moments over time (a condensed version of your history section from Essay 2)

• • • A: assertion
    • X: example/evidence #1
    • E: explanation #1
    • X: example/evidence #2
    • E: explanation #2
    • S: significance

3. Argument: First reason to support your thesis (you may pull from your Environmental Scan as appropriate)

• • • A: assertion
    • X: example/evidence #1
    • E: explanation #1
    • X: example/evidence #2
    • E: explanation #2
    • S: significance

4. Argument: Second reason to support your thesis

• • • A: assertion
    • X: example/evidence #1
    • E: explanation #1
    • X: example/evidence #2
    • E: explanation #2
    • S: significance

5. Argument: Third reason to support your thesis

• • • A: assertion
    • X: example/evidence #1
    • E: explanation #1
    • X: example/evidence #2
    • E: explanation #2
    • S: significance

6. Repeat Body structure for any additional paragraphs

7. Counterargument:

• • • A: Assertion: statement of what the opposing side might argue
    • X: Example: evidence to support the opposing side
    • E: Explanation: explain counterargument examples/evidence in your own words.
    • Rebuttal: explain how your argument refutes the counterargument. Include evidence to support your reasoning, and explain how the evidence supports your claim that the rebuttal is more valid than the counterargument.
    • S: Significance: explain how the evidence supports your topic sentence and thesis statement

III. Conclusion

• • The overall significance of your stance on your social issue: why does your topic/stance matter for your readers? What should readers do as a result of reading your paper?
• should be 7-8 pages.
• you can use the old essays.
• Should be in MLA format.
• Use the Economy, Political, and social reasons to argumentative it.
• the earliest historical moment the Europeans.
• all the paragraphs should argumentative.