College Argument Essay
Getting Started
 Decide your action plan is for
post-secondary education
Background
 Print ALL of the assignments
with their Works Cited
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College Application Essay
College Research Charts
Annotated Bibliography
Housing Options research
Financial Plan
Prompt
Write an argument in which you
support your post-secondary
educational choice. Include a claim,
support that claim with reasons and
evidence; acknowledge the
counterargument; and provide a
rebuttal that is supported by
evidence.
Overview of the Argument Essay
Paragraph 1 – Introduction
Paragraph 2 - Argument to support claim
Paragraph 3 - Argument to support claim
Paragraph 4 - Counterargument/Rebuttal
Paragraph 5 - Conclusion
Requirements for Evidence
in the Essay
 3 sources/evidence from at least 3
different assignments
 1 visual representation of evidence
(copy/paste a chart/graph into your
document)
Paragraph 1 - Introduction
 Attention Getter or Hook
 Get the attention of the audience
 Background information
 Explain the purpose of the College/Career
Research Project
 Claim/Thesis statement
Format for Each Body Paragraph
 Topic sentence – argument
 Evidence
 Explanation of evidence (1-2 sentences)
 Evidence
 Explanation of evidence (1-2 sentences)
 Concluding Sentence
Paragraphs 2 & 3 –
Your arguments & evidence
 Evidence / sources
 From your research
 From your charts/graphs
 Transitions
 First, second, primarily, most important, etc.
Citing Evidence
 Author attribution
 Chandler Gilbert Community College’s web site
states, “The total tuition and fee payment is based
on the number of credits a student is taking.”
 Embedded into sentence
 At Chandler Gilbert Community College, “tuition and
fee payment is based on the number of credits a
student is taking.”
 Paraphrase or summary
 Payment for each semester is established by
considering the number of credits the student takes
(Chandler Gilbert Community College).
Paragraph 4 –
Counterargument & Rebuttal
 Counterargument
 Rebuttal
 How do you respond to your parent’s
counterargument? How do you prove the
counterargument wrong?
 Evidence
 From your research
 From your charts/graphs
Paragraph 5 -- Conclusion
 Restate your claim / thesis statement
 Provide a brief summary of your arguments
 Meaningful final thought
 Describe what support might be needed from
your audience (parents/guardian) for the plan to
be successful
Annotate
 Using your printed assignments
 Annotate each assignment
 Look for evidence to support each
argument
 Complete the College Argument
Brainstorm
Brainstorm Your Argument
 Using your printed assignments
 Complete the Brainstorm handout
Writing Process
 Brainstorm
 Prewrite
 Rough draft
 Use transitions
 First, second, primarily, most important, etc.
 Edit for grammar, spelling, and word choice errors
 Upload to TIIC by 11:59 on due date
 Bring hard copy to class
 Peer Edit
 Final draft
 Upload to TIIC by 11:59 on due date