Essay Writing Short Course: Acing the Argumentative Essay on the GED® Reasoning Through Language Arts Test
The argumentative essay on the GED® is a daunting challenge if you don’t have the skills to do it with confidence.
The task requires you to demonstrate that you can choose a side when presented with two opposing points of view and then construct a convincing argument to support your choice. You need to persuade your reader, in a formal, professional style of writing that the evidence supports your chosen side in the controversy.
How do you do that with authority?
How do you pick a side? What criteria should you use?
How do you give evidence to support an argument?
How do you convince your reader?
How do you ensure that your argument is logical and convincing?
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marlene van Rooyen, Principal of Mpower learning centre
Most students are filled with anxiety when faced with this kind of essay assignment. They don’t have a clue about how to structure a good essay of any kind, let alone an argumentative essay. They have no idea how it will be assessed and evaluated. Most students don’t achieve good scores at all.
Argumentative essays usually fall flat because they are confusing. Many students fail to connect their ideas and present their arguments in a logical manner. They switch back and forth between the two points of view and do not give good evidence to support their own argument.
An argumentative essay has its own unique format. It is not the same as writing a narrative essay or a report. It has key elements that other types of essays don’t need, in order to be convincing.
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How do you Ace the Argumentative Essay?
Argumentative essays develop valuable critical thinking and analytical skills. They teach you to evaluate what you read and to debate different points of view – even perspectives that might be the opposite of what you actually believe about a topic.
You might have to write an argumentative essay explaining why the evidence presented in a particular text, in direct opposition to your own opinions and beliefs on a given topic is more convincing than the evidence provided in the other text, which actually supports your personal standpoint.
How do you do that?
How do you prevent your personal beliefs and emotions from obscuring your sound judgment and weakening your argument?
You have to develop the skill of questioning, challenging and evaluating information. These are essential skills for success on the GED® and in life.
Acing the argumentative essay on the GED® will not be so intimidating, once you have mastered them.
Most of us have never developed the basics of good essay writing, not to mention the skills to analyse, criticise, compare and contrast. We don’t have a clue!
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jenny Moor, Principal of haven Academy, student support centre
You need tools and you need a plan.
Acing the Argumentative Essay on the GED is the solution you need.
Master the basics, then practice the essential skills for acing the argumentative essay on the GED®
This short course, crafted by Shirley Erwee, provides the tools and techniques you need to construct a logical and compelling argumentative essay, block-by-block.
In this short video clip, Marisa Haasbroek and Shirley Erwee, the author of the course, discuss how it will help you:
The Acing the Argumentative Essay on the GED course includes the following:
- A downloadable video lesson of about 30 minutes
- A printable transcript of the lesson
- A printable workbook with step-by-step writing prompts and guidance
- A guide through writing a practice essay, based on a two sample texts
- An easy outline to plan your well thought-out essay
- A list of criteria to use when you evaluate opposing points and search for convincing evidence
- A strategy to help pick your side in the debate
- Skills to compare and contrast, to argue and concede
- A set of knock-out vocabulary to powerfully build your arguments and persuade your reader.
- A list of effective phrases to use like building blocks to create a logical flow of ideas
- Examples to mimic
- 6 Texts on 3 topics to help you practice your essay writing skills.
- A better understanding of how your essay will be evaluated in the GED® Reasoning Through Language Arts test
- A time management strategy to ensure you write your essay and edit and check it in the given time
Build confidence in essay writing
This essay writing course will build your self-confidence and reduce the exam-anxiety that you (or your students) may experience.
It helps you to become test-ready and confident that you can conquer any argumentative essay topic.
You will have the tools to compare and evaluate the given texts as well as the skills to craft a top-scoring argumentative essay.
The practice and experience will boost your competence at doing it!
Remember, every accomplishment begins with the decision to try. Decide to ace your argumentative essay.
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