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How do you write a concluding paragraph for an argumentative essay?Slide2
ELA8W4: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. Slide3
What do we need to write a final
draft?
Lined paper, pen (blue or black) Properly head your notebook paper: Persuasive Final Draft Full Name 3/22/16 P5 Slide4
In this
lesson
you will learn how to draft a concluding paragraph for an essay by summarizing your argument and stating what would happen if the argument goes unnoticed. Slide5
Planning To Write
Drafting the Essay
Finding Supporting Evidence
Choosing a topicSlide6
A weak conclusion leaves the reader with an unfinished argument.Slide7
Counter-argument: Respectfully address a major group that might disagree with you and respectfully offer a solution.
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Make a call to action to the reader that highlights what will happen if things go unchanged. (Sound the Alarm!!!)
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How do I structure a concluding paragraph?
Counter-Argument & Refut
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Restate thesis with different words (Concise)
Make Call to Action/Sound the AlarmSlide9
How do I begin when writing my conclusion?
School lunches need to be improved.
The food is not tasty
There are limited options
The food is not healthy Slide10
How do I say my thesis again, but differently this time?
THESIS:
School lunches need to be improved because they are not tasty or healthy, and have limited options.
RESTATED THESIS:
There is a lot of evidence that proves school lunches have to be fixed if they want to serve their purpose.Slide11
The food is not tasty
There are not options
The food is not healthy
In conclusion, students think the cafeteria’s food is not healthy and even nasty. They can’t help but think, “Yuck!”
Admittedly, many students want to eat school food and they would probably do so regularly if they were given a choice instead of being fed almost the same thing daily.
Which statement is a counter-argument?
Even experts say that when kids decide to eat the school lunches, on any given day the food is loaded with starches like potatoes, bread, and pasta. Slide12
Students will continue to be unhappy, hungry, and unhealthy if efforts are not made to improve school lunches. It’s time for the school community to address the issue so food purchased with a limited school budget dollars can stop being thrown in the trash.
How do I create a final plea to convince the reader of my argument?
Things to ConsiderWhat will happen?Last chance to convince the reader
Call to ActionSlide13
Admittedly, many students do eat the school lunch and would probably do so more regularly if they were given a choice instead of being fed almost the same thing daily.
There is a lot of evidence that proves school lunches have to be fixed if they want to serve their purpose
. It’s time for the school community to address the issue so food purchased with a limited, school-budget dollars can stop being thrown in the trash. Slide14
In this
lesson
you learned how to draft a concluding paragraph for an essay by summarizing your argument and stating what would happen if the argument goes unnoticed. Slide15
On your own, write a concluding paragraph for your argumentative essay.