Argumentative Paragraphs learning made easy.

1. Argumentative
Paragraphs
Made Easy
Rosmery Ribera Ferrier

2. Thanks for being
here

3. What is an academic paragraph?
A group of sentences, within a larger text,
that “talk” about ONE idea.
After reading an argumentative paragraph,
the reader should understand your idea
and why you think it is true.
It must explain the idea and show evidence
that support the explanations.

4. Paragraph
Unity
Cohesion
Coherence

5. A Well Organized Paragraph

6. Brainstorm
Living in a big city
A) Education (What) Learning,
Knowledge
*Universities, schools, institutes (FACT)
B) Entertaiment (Where) Fun, free
time
Movie theaters, malls, paintball (EXAMPLE)
C) People (Who) Human beings,
Individuals
Artists, writers, professionals
(STATISTIC)

7. Cohesion
Conjunctions-
Connectors
Topic
Sentence
Closing
Sentence
-Without any
doubt in my mind
-To my mind,
-I assert that
-I strongly
believe that
- Therefore,
In summary,
In conclusión,
Thus,
As a result,
To sum up,

8. Living in a big city
• I sustain that there are several
reasons why I like living in a big
city, like a great education
system, plenty of entertainment,
and the chance to meet
interesting people.

9. Body Connectors
Cohesion
Conjunctions-
Connectors
Explanation
Sentence 1
Explanation
Sentence 2
Explanation
Sentence 3
-First of all,
-On the first
line,
-To begin with,
-Firstly,
-To start off
- To continue,
-Moreover,
-Besides,
-In addition,
-Secondly,
- Furthermore,
-What’s more,
-Last,
-Last but not
least,

10. Cohesion
Conjunctions-
Connectors
Evidence Connectors
Personal
Example
Fact Statistic
- To illustrate,
-For example,
-For instance,
-In my
experience
-It is a fact
thatx
-Everyone knows
thatx
-It is common
knowledge thatx
-According
to______,
-______
mentions thatx
-As reported by
______,

11. Living in a big city
On the First line, people who live in
big cities can choose where to study
according to their convenience since
they have many options. It is a fact
that big cities have many schools,
universities, and institutes. To
continue,………

12. Example paragraph
• I assert that parents are
the best teachers because
they are our first educators,
they teach us values, and
they are our role models.
“Parents are the best
teachers”
-Topic sentence-

13. Unity
“Parents are the best
teachers”
Evidence
Explanation
Reasons 3. Role
models
2. Right from
wrong
2. Be
respectful
Fact
2. Teach
values
1. First
teachers
3. Inspire us
1. Learn the
basics
3. Work hard
STATISTIC
1. eat, talk,
walk
EXAMPLE

14. • Reason 1 ”they are our first teachers”
• First of all, our progenitors teach
us the basics. For instance, I
learned how to eat, talk, walk thanks
to my parents.
Explanation 1 Evidence 1
Reason 1

15. • Reason 2 “they teach us values”
• Moreover, being respectful is
something parents emphasize on
when raising their children. It is a
fact that people are respected when
they were taught to say hello, thank
you.
Reason 2
Explanation 2 Evidence 2

16. • Reason 3 “they are our role models”
• Furthermore, People who have
children inspire them to follow their
example. According to parents.com,
almost eighty percent of successful
people have hard working parents.
Reason 3
Explanation 3 Evidence 3

17. Any Questions?

18. Write an Argumentative Paragraph
Topic: “SOCCER IS THE BEST SPORT”
First, write a Topic Sentence.
Next, categorize the ideas in
explanations and evidence, and the
evidence in fact, example and
statistic.
Finally, write a Closing Sentence.
Use the appropriate connectors.

19. Unity
“Soccer is the best
sport”
Evidence
Explanation
Reasons
“Soccer is the
best sport”
Evidence
Explanation
Reasons 3.
2.
2.
2.
1.
3.1.
3.
1.

20. “Soccer is the
best sport”
Evidence
Explanation
Reasons 3. Share with
friends
2. Always
running
2. will be
fit*Example
2. Exercise
1.Entertaining
3. strengthen
friendship
1. Playing is
fun
3. cope with
solitude
*Statistic
1. score a
goal *Fact

21. “Soccer is the best sport”
I assert that soccer is the best sport because it entertains
you, you exercise, and you spend time with your friends.
To begin, soccer allows you to feel excited. It is a fact
that players feel really good after they score a goal.
Moreover, you are always running on the field. For
instance, my friend Messi will always be fit. Last but
not least, sharing exciting moments strengthens
friendship ties. As reported by Sports magazine, a lot
of people practice sports just because it helps them cope
with solitude. Therefore, soccer is without any doubt in
my mind the best sport because it is fun, you work out
and you share exciting moments with friends. So, what
are you waiting for? Go and play this great sport.

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