If you still think you can’t write an argumentative essay, think again. Remember the last time you convinced your roommate to get the pizza topping you like. Or that time you ranted on TikTok about ...

At the beginning of WR 112, students need to write a formal, argument-driven academic essay on one of the short, anthologized essays that have been assigned. (Consult the sidebar here for notes on the ...

An argument paper is one in which the author takes a specific stance on a topic and attempts to sway the reader. Argument papers are not always assigned as such and may include certain types of ...

Drafting an argumentative thesis can be challenging, even for the most skilled historians. A strong thesis statement introduces your readers to the main points of an essay, lends your writing a ...

College life rarely slows down. An argumentative essay, a reflection paper and a quiz can all land in the same week, often next to work shifts and family plans. When ...

From students ordering their thoughts to weighing up evidence and taking account of other perspectives, Cambridge International believes its new form of assessment will have huge benefits, especially ...

The West African Senior Certificate School Examination is still on and we will again dedicate today’s lesson to another important aspect of it. This has got to do with the differences between ...

Students understand the purpose and structure of argumentative writing. They identify and analyze claims, reasons, and evidence in argumentative texts. Students write clear, arguable thesis statements ...

The new “question-of-the-week” is: How do we teach ELLs formal language and how to write argument essays for the CCSS? The number of English Language Learners in our schools is growing and, at the ...

Example of a descriptive “thesis”: “In Common Sense, Thomas Paine presented his views on why the American colonists should break with Great Britain.” *Note: No one would ever disagree with this ...

To get high scores at essay writing tests, learners of English as a foreign language need to focus on good arguments more than on complex grammar. The finding challenges conventional approaches to ...