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1、HowtoWriteanArgumentEssayTherearefivemainstepsinwritingargumentessays.Step1:ReadthequestionReadthequestion.Decidewhatkindofessayitis–opinion,compare/contrast,problemandsolution,causeandeffect,oramixture.Thetypeofquestionwilldecidethelayoutandyourideas,butifyouarenot
2、sureaboutwhichtypeofessayitis,don’tworrytoomuchaboutthetype.Step2:UnderlinekeywordsUnderlinekeyvocabularyinthequestionandwritewordswiththesameorrelatedmeaning.Thiswillreallysaveyoualotoftimelateron Itwillalsohelpyoutoavoidrepeatingwordsandshowthatyouunderstandtheque
3、stion.Step3:GetIdeasDecideifyouarefororagainsttheidea.Usuallyitisbesttogivebothsides(forandagainst–oneparagrapheach)andthentogiveyouropinionintheconclusion.Howeverthereareotherwaysoflayingoutyouressay.Step4:DecideLayoutYoushoulddecideonalayout.Theeasiestis3773.Thatm
4、eansfourparagraphs:introduction(3sentences)oneside(7sentences),theotherside(7sentences)andtheconclusion(3sentences).Thiswillgiveyou20sentences.Anaverageofabout12wordseach,thatis240words.Perfect!Step5:Write!Afteryouhavewrittenyourplan,writeyouressay.Followthestepsint
5、hissectionforwritingtheintroduction,body,andconclusion.Checkforfragments,run-onsandcommasplices.Vocabulary1.ReadandUnderlineKeyWordsShouldgovernmentsspendmoneyonspaceexploration,orshouldtheyspendthemoneyonproblemsherefirst?2.WriteDownOtherWordswiththeSameMeaninggove
6、rnments=nations,countries,authorities,politiciansspend=allocate,give,allot,provide,budget,makeavailable,waste,awardspaceexploration=spaceprogram,tripstothemoon,theinternationalspacestation,planets,planetaryvoyagesmoney=budgets,taxes,resources,problems=concerns,issue
7、s,worries,disasters,threats,threatening,war,famine,poverty,education,homelessness,drugs,globalwarminghere=onearth,inourowncountries,closertohome,indevelopingcountries,foreignaidVocabulary3.UseYourNewWordsintheIntroductionWithmanyglobalconcernssuchaswar,poverty,hunge
8、randpollution,manypeopledonotthinkthatnationsshouldwastemoneyonexploringspace.(Oneside)However,othersareconvincedthatexpenditureonspacepro
