英语议论文写作.pptVIP

ArgumentWriting

ContentDefinitionofanargument5stepsinwritinganargumentContentofanargument3partsofanargumentCommonerrorsSomeexercises

Whatisan

argument?Anargumentpresentslogicalreasonsandevidencetosupportaviewpoint.

HowtoWrite

anArgument5STEPS:ReadthequestionUnderlineGetIdeasDecideLayoutWrite

STEPONE:readthequestion

Decidewhatkindofessayitis:opinion,compare/contrast,problemandsolution,causeandeffect,oramixture.--Itwilldecidethelayout/formatandyourideas.

STEPTWO:underline(1)

Underlinekeyvocabularyinthequestionandwritewordswiththesameorrelatedmeaning.--Saveyoualotoftimelateron;helptoavoidrepetitionofwords;showthatyouunderstandthequestion

STEPTWO:underline(2)

Forexample:Whatarethekeywords?Shouldgovernmentsspendmoneyonspaceexploration,orshouldtheyspendthemoneyonproblemsherefirst?

STEPTWO:underline(2)

Underlinekeyvocabulary:Shouldgovernmentsspendmoneyonspaceexploration,orshouldtheyspendthemoneyonproblemsherefirst?Nowcanyouwritedownsomeotherwordswiththesameorsimilarmeaningsfortheunderlineswords?

STEPTWO:underline(3)

OtherWordswiththeSameMeaning:Governments=?nations,countries,authorities,politiciansSpend=allocate,give,allot,provide,budget,makeavailable,waste,awardSpaceexploration=spaceprogram,tripstothemoon,theinternationalspacestation,planets,planetaryvoyagesMoney=?budgets,taxes,resources,?Problems=?concerns,issues,worries,disasters,threats,threatening,war,famine,poverty,education,homelessness,drugs,globalwarmingHere=onearth,inourowncountries,closertohome,indevelopingcountries

STEPTHREE:getideas

Decideifyouarefororagainsttheidea.Usuallyitisbesttogivebothsides(forandagainst)andthentogiveyouropinionintheconclusion.

STEPFOUR:decidela