Read the article called Are Men Born with Power by Helen Fisher. Now you will work on putting it into outline form to see how the author arranges her information and support. Try to practice your paraphrasing skills when creating your outline. Also, think critically about the essay. Is the thesis statement debatable? What could be an opposing argument? Is the argument convincing? What strategies of persuasion does she use? What could she have added to make it more convincing?
Student Instructions:
Types of Argumentative Essays
You’ve learned two types of outline of argumentative essay in the previous classes. It is good to remind them again so that you have a clear idea who to construct the outline of your essay. Have a look at the Powerpoint. Now that you have a picture of how an argumentative essay looks like, try to decide which one you would go out of the two patterns and think about how to put opposing arguments in your essay.
