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Sometimes BHIs for essays come quickly to writers. When that does
not happen, writers must use various strategies to find ideas. If you
are struggling for an idea, try re-reading your story. As you read,
create a BHQ each time you come across something you want to know more
about, or something that peaks your interest. You should have anywhere
from 10-20 good BHQ’s, and among them you should find one that will fit.
It’s important to remember that in an Argumentative Essay, your BHI must
be a topic that is arguable. That means someone else will be able to argue
against you. For example, if your topic is Racism, your BHI might be Racism
Destroys Nations. This topic is fairly easy to develop, as you will have
Qualification (opponents) who actually LIKE racism, and many who oppose
it. If your POSITION is AGAINST Racism, then you would do research to
find people who were racist and spoke in favor of it, such as Hitler and
Stalin. Do your research. Get quotes, their background, and find out WHY
they believe and fell about racism the way they do, so you can effectively
REBUT them.
You need to find people who also support your position and your argument
points. Get plenty of research into them as well, at least one per argument
point.
Gathering Details about your Qualifications and Support
Qualifications are your opponents in an argumentative essay. They
have demonstrated in writing or in action their position on your BHI.
Before you begin drafting, get to know the qualifications and
support you will develop. Do your research. What is their
background, childhood, studies in school and work. Know WHY
they believe the way they do in regards to your BHI and position.
As for your Qualifications, find the weakness in their thinking and
prepare your REBUTTAL.
Use the chart below to create two Qualifications and to learn who
he, she, or it is. Find out about your qualifications likes and dislikes,
dreams and fears, and what others think of them.
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Qualification #1: Name
Birthdate- Period
Family
School
Influencers
Likes
Dislikes
Dreams
Fears
What Other People of the
period think about him/her
What caused this person to
have their position on the BHI?
What is the weakness in their
position or argument
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Prewriting Rubric
3 2 1 0
Successfully Acquired most of Acquired some of Did not acquire the
Qualification and acquired enough the details needed the details needed details needed to
Support details to create to create to create create
Development effective qualifications and qualifications and qualifications and
qualifications and support support support
support
Successfully creates Creates a Creates a Few if any of
an effective 2-3 fragmented TS, has fragmented TS, has the 5-part
sentence TS fully clear qualifications ambiguous process has
Thesis Statement developed. All 5 but lacks cohesion qualifications and been followed
parts of TS have and transition lacks cohesion and to create a
been clearly transition successful TS
developed.
Introduction Introduction Introduction Introduction does
Introduction contains a brief Intro misses on several misses on most not align at all
(Brief intro about to the story, a clear points: unclear points: unclear with proper
story, illustration from illustration from the opening of story, opening of story, framework.
a scene in the story for story that supports misaligned misaligned
the BHI and Thesis the BHI, and a full illustration, and/or illustration,
Statement) Thesis statement incomplete or and/or incomplete
missing TS. or missing TS.
BPI Contains one BPI Contains one BPI Contains one BPI Contains one
Body Paragraph I BLOCK for each BLOCK for each BLOCK for each BLOCK for each
(Each block contains a qualification. Each qualification. Each qualification. Each qualification, but
summary of 1 block has a complete block has a some block has little fails to provide
qualification and a and detailed background and a researched effective
rebuttal) background and a rebuttal with background and background or
1 Block per rebuttal with analysis (HOTS) an ineffective rebuttal.
Qualification analysis (HOTS) rebuttal
Body Paragraph II BPII Begins with a BPII Begins with a BPII Some of the BPII None of
1. A transition smooth transition, transition, contains components aren’t the components
statement contains one one block for each clear. Argument are clear.
2. (Each block block for each Argument point, points aren’t well Argument
contains an argument Argument point although points developed, and points aren’t
point, detailed CLEARLY aren’t clear. There may lack support. well developed,
explanation and a STATED and an is some argument and lack
support source) effective with support for support.
1 Block per argument argument with each argument
point support. point..
The Thesis statement The Thesis The Thesis The Thesis
is clearly and statement is statement is statement is
Conclusion effectively revisited revisited and revisited not revisited not
1. Revisit Thesis and slightly slightly reworded. reworded reworded
Statement reworded. Conclusion Conclusion is Conclusion is not
2. Conclusion
Conclusion statement is evident but lacks complete.
Statement
statement is evident but lacks power and fails to
effective. power. summarize paper.
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REVISION
Now that you have written your rough draft, you will
participate in a peer editing activity. For this activity you are
to:
♦ Exchange papers (copies) with all members of your team;
read through your team mates’ essays carefully
♦ Correct any grammatical errors as you read each essay
♦ When you are done, fill out the Rubric for Assessment
♦ Once the rubric has been completed pass it back to
your partner and discuss the ratings you have given
♦ REMEMBER to provide constructive comments to
your partner
Rubric for Peer Assessment
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ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY RUBRIC
Name: ____________________________________ Team:_________________________ Date:_____________
Grade: 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12 Core ( ) Extended ( ) Fiction ( ) Non-Fiction ( )
Title of Story:________________________________________________________________________________
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