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Activities About Argumentative Essay Pre-writing Phase

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These activities will help students to recognize the different types of text and match each one with the author\'s purpose. Next, students will choose the best introduction and explain the reason for their choice.

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  1. QI: Match each text with the purpose of the writer, and then with the type of text. 2 3 4 Text Once upon a time, there was a small boy named Shankar. He belonged to a poor family. One day, he was crossing through the forest carrying some wood. The turtle is an aquatic animal. It spends more time on land than water. There are more species of turtle or tortoise. Its small baby is covered with a hard shell. It has four small feet. They are thick. Its head and mouth are small. Roald Dahl was born on 13th September 1916 in a Cardiff district called Llandaff Dahl's parents were Norwegian. Nine years after his father had died, his family moved to Kent in England and Roald attended Repton. After school, he decided that he wanted to travel (voyager). Dahl started writing in the 1940s. He wrote some of his best books between 1975 and 1986. He died on 23rd November 1990 in Oxford, England. First, online learning is flexible as you can learn at any time and any place. For example, you can study on the way to work or in your own living room. In addition, study periods can be as long or as short as you want. If you want to study more, you can; if you want to take a break, you can. Author's purpose The writer is trying to tell us about someone's life. The writer is trying to convince us of his oplnlon. The writer is trying to entertain us. The writer is trying to inform us about something. Type of text argumentative biography informative narrative (story)
  2. Q2: Which is the best introduction? Why? There are certain situations where online communication is unavoidable but others where we choose virtual communication over real-life conversation. Which begs the question: is online communication preferable in today's world? In today's world, we find ourselves communicating more through online channels such as messaging, social media, and video calls, often at the expense of face-to-face dialogue. There are certain situations where online communication is unavoidable but others where we choose virtual communication over real-life conversation. In today's world, we find ourselves communicating more through online channels such as messaging, social media, and video calls, often at the expense of face-to-face dialogue. There are certain situations where online communication is unavoidable but others where we choose virtual communication over real-life conversation. Which begs the question: is online communication preferable in today's world?
  3. Part 3: Argumentative Essay Assessment Rubric Assessment (3 points) Above expected level rubric The introduction covers all the 3 following items: Introduction 1 - The introduction grabs the reader's attention. 2- The topic/subject is stated clearly with background information. 3- The introduction includes a thesis statement. (2 points) At expected level The introduction covers only 2 of the following items: 1 - The introduction grabs the reader's attention. 2- The topic/subject is stated clearly with background information. 3- The introduction includes a thesis statement. (1 point) Below expected level The introduction covers only 1 of the following items: 1 - The introduction grabs the reader's attention. 2- The topic/subject is stated clearly with background information. 3- The introduction includes a thesis statement.