Name:_____________EthanCline___ Period:___3__

Collection 2: ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY

ThePrompt KeyContent EssentialStructuralElements
Summative Assessment: What kind of essay is required?
WHAT TO DO? HIGHLIGHT THE VERBS, UNDERLINE THE TASKS. Who is the audience? Multi paragraph essay:
Teacher 1st = Intro. with thesis
2nd= Reason 1 with 2 chunks (S/M/M) from text #1
ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY PROMPT The Essay Must Be: 3rd = Reason 2 with 2 chunks (S/M/M) from text #2
Some people argue that freedom is never given; it must be formal essay- 4th = Reason 3 with 2 chunks (S/M/M) from text #3
demanded. Choose three texts from Collection Two, including the academic language. Write in *Scholar Challenge: mix and match your sources to fit your reasons
third person. better!
anchor text, I Have a Dream, and identify how each writer
NEVER use I, we, us 5th =conclusion with counterargument, restatement of thesis, and call to
addresses the struggle for freedom in his or her society. Then, write
action
an argument in which you cite evidence from all three texts to What is my purpose?
support your claim about whether or not freedom should be given or to prove that your claim is right What specific components do I need to include?
demanded and support why you think freedom should be given or and to improve as a writer *MLA (header/pagination, heading, 1 margins, double spacing, 12 pt
demanded. professional font)
*citations for a minimum of 3 sources
*Works Cited page with corresponding parenthetical citations
Do What

Choose three texts from Collection

Two

Identify how each writer addresses the

struggle for freedom in his or
her society

write an argument

cite evidence from all three texts to

support your claim about
whether or not freedom should
be given or demanded

support why you think freedom should

 be given or demanded.

EVIDENCE SKELETON Choose One: __3_Given ____Demanded

Freedom should be given or demanded? ____1_____, _______2________, _______3______.

Write Your Thesis Statement Here:

Freedom should be granted as a right to the people of this world Because it is a gift of life to be free, not to be under dictation.

Paragraph #1/Reason #1: Paragraph #2/Reason #2: Paragraph #3/Reason #3:

_______________________________ _______________________________

Chunk 1s textual Source: march on washington Source:i hyave a dream speech Source:__euology______
evidence Quote:" Five score years ago, a great Quote: Chains of
American, in whose symbolic
shadow we stand today, signed the
Emancipation Proclamation. This
momentous decree came as a great
beacon light of hope to millions of
Negro slaves who had been seared in
the flames of withering injustice. It
came as a joyous daybreak to end the
long
night of their captivity."
PC: (__Euchner 53______)
Chunk 2s textual Source:__march on washington
evidence Quote:
Declaration of Independence,
they were signing a promissory note
to which every American was to fall
heir. This note was a promise that all
men-yes, black men as well as white
men-would be guaranteed the
unalienable rights of life, liberty, and
the pursuit of happiness.
PC: (_____Euchner 68___)
Quote: ____ What we need in the United
Discrimination__________ States is not division; what we need in
PC: (______________) the United States is not hatred; what we
need in the United states is not violence
or lawlessness but loove and wisdom,
and compassion towards one
another________
PC: (______________)
Source:__ihave a dream speech_______ Source:___euology________
Quote: _Now is the time to make real the Quote: _______We will have difficult
promises of democracy now is the time to times. It is not the end of violence: it is
rise from the dark and desolate valley of not the end of lawlessness it is not the
segregation to the sunlit path of racial end of disorder._________
justice now is the time to lift our nation PC: (______________)
from the quicksands of racial injustice to
the solid rock of brotherhood; now is the
time to make justice a reality for all of
God's children.________
PC: (______________)
 DraftinganIntro.Notes

The Introduction The Language of Introduction

Two of our past leaders of America, had a dream for this country, freedom. Its the same
Hook the reader Hook (Quote):
thing that our founding fathers had invisioned when they signed off a paper, July 4TH, 1776.
___________ once stated, Paragraph 2, the United States declaration of independance we hold these truths to be
_______________________________________. self-evidant, that all men are created equal. Lincoln and King set out to make a dream come
true. Whether it was a success or not is most definatly debatable, but together they both make
Hook (anecdote/
onomatopoeia): feedom the gift that was givin o n the 1963 March on Washington.
____________(Create a visual story for the
reader)___________________.

Hook (historical info.):

____(Provide a
fact)______________________________________
_____.

Introduce the topic Some people

think______________________________________
_______________________.

It has been said that

__________________________________________
_________________.

A topic of debate
__________________________________________
___________________.

Background info.
continue to In the texts/history, __(name your sources)___,
elaborate on the ___explanation/elaboration ________________.
topic of whether
freedom should be
given or
demanded-may
give examples)
Thesis: _____(Opinion)________ reason 1, reason
2, and reason 3.
Thesis: State the
position with 3
reasons why.
 The Language of Support DraftingSupportNotes
st
The 1 Body Paragraph ***THE USE OF SENTENCE FRAMES IS
OPTIONAL! PULL OUT THE CRUTCH Furthermore, freedom should be given as a gift of life, or a guideline that comes with
BEFORE SUBMITTING YOUR FINAL the instructions of life. In Nobody turn me around : a peoples history of the 1963
DRAFT!***
March on Washington by Charles Euchner, "Five score years ago, a great
Topic Sentence (Reason American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the Emancipation
#1 in thesis) One reason why
_________________________________________. Proclamation. This momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to
millions of Negro slaves who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice. It
To better understand this position,
__________________________________. came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of their captivity."(Euchner 53). The
negro did not like the fact that they were not equals, that they were not free.They
***Just make reason 1 into a complete sentence.
rebeled against the Americans, their own contry, they were in complete outrage, so
SAYS: Provide evidence therefore, people should be free and equals.Declaration of Independence, they were
In ___text/source____, ____name of the author___ states,
facts or examples with
_______________ ( ___________).
signing a promissory note to which every American was to fall heir. This note was a
citation (authors last
name and page#) promise that all men-yes, black men as well as white men-would be guaranteed the
As __(authors last name)__ mentioned on page ___, unalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.(Euchner 68) The
________________________.
americans around the country have these unalienable rights, unalienable. Why would
The author points out, _______________________ ( a black man be the difference or the acception.
________).
MEANS: Explanation of
this quote
By looking at _______________, readers can assume
____________________________.

In this example, the readers learn ___________.

This shows the readers that __________________.

MATTERS: how does

this connect back to your Apparently, ________________.
argument about
good/evil? The text evidence suggests _________________.

REPEAT SAYS/MEANS It is important to note this because _________________.

/MATTERS AGAIN with more
evidence & analysis

CONCLUDING
SENTENCE
Readers can come to the conclusion that
_________________________.

As a result, readers____________________________.

Based on the evidence, readers may

_____________________________________.

t
The 2nd Body Paragraph ***THE USE OF SENTENCE FRAMES IS
Topic Sentence (Reason #2 in
thesis)
SAYS: Provide evidence
facts or examples with
citation (authors last name
and page#)
MEANS: Explanation of this
quote
The Language of Support
OPTIONAL! PULL OUT THE CRUTCH
BEFORE SUBMITTING YOUR FINAL
DRAFT!***
One reason why
_________________________________________.
To better understand this position,
__________________________________.
***Just make reason 2 into a complete sentence.
In ___text/source____, ____name of the author___ states,
_______________ ( ___________).
As __(authors last name)__ mentioned on page ___,
________________________.
The author points out, _______________________ (
________).
By looking at _______________, readers can assume
____________________________.
DraftingSupportNotes
Martin Luther King Jr. I Have a Dream A message to the American society. The formal
adressment of the Chains of Discrimination(King 11) as he says. Chains-a connected
flexible series of metal links used for fastening or securing objects. Objects, such as the
black man entagled in never ending hatred.Martin was never insane in the point of what he
thought should, and would be the future.Freedom, if it was given there would never be
conflict over it, the world would be peaceful because everyone would be equal, overall that
is the notion at which this nation was built upon. Now is the time to make real the
promises of democracy now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of
segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice now is the time to lift our nation from the
quicksands of racial injustice to the solid rock of brotherhood; now is the time to make
justice a reality for all of God's children. (King 36) Now is the time to make real the
promises of democracy, to even out the playing field is what he means. Democracy is
suppose to promise eveness, equal chance or to have the same possibilities of the person
next to you, but what if that person was black and at this time in history every thing was a
black and white situatiuon and it happened to be that white is ust better. If freedom was
given to the world, there wouldnt be a problem simply because the people would be equals
and everybody loves that, there would be no heiarchy, no thirst to be at the top because
people would be equal.

In this example, the readers learn ___________.

This shows the readers that __________________.

MATTERS: how does this

connect back to your Apparently, ________________.
argument about good/evil?
The text evidence suggests _________________.
REPEAT SAYS/MEANS
/MATTERS AGAIN with more It is important to note this because _________________.
evidence & analysis

CONCLUDING SENTENCE

Readers can come to the conclusion that

_________________________.

As a result, readers____________________________.

Based on the evidence, readers may

_____________________________________.

The 3rd Body Paragraph
Topic Sentence (Reason #3 in
thesis)
SAYS: Provide evidence
facts or examples with
citation (authors last name
and page#)
The Language of Support
***THE USE OF SENTENCE FRAMES IS
OPTIONAL! PULL OUT THE CRUTCH
BEFORE SUBMITTING YOUR FINAL
DRAFT!***
One reason why
_________________________________________.
To better understand this position,
__________________________________.
***Just make reason 3 into a complete sentence.
In ___text/source____, ____name of the author___ states,
_______________ ( ___________).
As __(authors last name)__ mentioned on page ___,
________________________.
DraftingSupportNotes
What we need in the United States is not division; what we need in the United States is
not hatred; what we need in the United states is not violence or lawlessness but love and
wisdom, and compassion towards one another(Kennedy 27)Some white people actually
understood the situation that was going on at the time like JFKs brother Robert and JFK
himself but was sadly assasinated.People in the government knew what was going on.
Them themselves knew that the right thing was to give their people equal freedom. We
will have difficult times. It is not the end of violence: it is not the end of lawlessness it is
not the end of disorder. (Kennedy 37) There coulnt be difficult times or violence or
lawlessness or disorder if there was freedom, if it was handed to the people as a gift of life.
MLK himself could be standing here if the U.S. handed the people freedom, a gift our
country because that is what is promised here freedom, so give it to the people.

The author points out, _______________________ (

________).
MEANS: Explanation of this
quote
By looking at _______________, readers can assume
____________________________.

In this example, the readers learn ___________.

This shows the readers that __________________.

MATTERS: how does this

connect back to your Apparently, ________________.
argument about whether
freedom should be given or The text evidence suggests _________________.
demanded?
It is important to note this because _________________.
REPEAT SAYS/MEANS
/MATTERS AGAIN with more
evidence & analysis

CONCLUDING SENTENCE
Readers can come to the conclusion that
_________________________.

As a result, readers____________________________.

Based on the evidence, readers may

_____________________________________.

The Conclusion - Acknowledging
the Counterargument within the
Conclusion
Acknowledging the _______________________________________.
counter argument (who
might disagree with your
argument?)
The Language of Conclusion
Although some people think
One can argue that
____________________________________.
Others suggest
_____________________________________.
On the other hand,
___________________________________.
Despite the opposition,
____________________________________________.
DraftingaConclusion
One can argue that freedom shall be demanded, because they feel that if its given it will be
took for granted. But how about the people that feel they dont have a voice, they dont feel
like true equals, they dont feel like they are free, that is where the stuggle comes into play
because look at the past, the millions of black voices being put off to the side for the white
people to stare and to hate at the people that arent equals because their the greater of the
country. No that is why freedom must be given because then no one can feel like the
greater in the relationsip of this country. So be better and treat all like they have the same
rights and freedoms, because in reality we are all the same.
1.) acknowledge counterclaim (blue)
2.) explain the other sides reasoning
3.) then bring it back to your side by restating the thesis
4.) so the heck what? call to action

Restate the thesis IN However,

OTHER WORDS _________________________________________.
-restate reason 1
Nonetheless,
-restate reason 2
________________________________________.
-restate reason 3
The point remains
______________________________________.

It is essential for people to recognize

________________________________.
Provide call to action
(what should the
reader do, feel, Readers should take away
consider, etc. after __________________________________________.
reading your essay?) One should acknowledge
________________________________________.