Patterns of Organization
Choose one of the following patterns of organization (from Steps pages
287-288) for the body of your argumentative essay.
Pattern A: (Note that you may have more or less than two points to support
and to refute.)
- Thesis
- Body Paragraph 1: you present your first point and its supporting evidence.
- Body Paragraph 2: you present your second point and its
supporting evidence
- Body Paragraph 3: you refute your opposition's first point.
- Body Paragraph 4: you refute your opposition's second point.
- Conclusion
Pattern B:
- Thesis
- Body Paragraph 1: you refute your opposition's first point.
- Body Paragraph 2: you refute your opposition's second point.
- Body Paragraph 3: you present your first point and its supporting evidence.
- Body Paragraph 4: you present your second point and its supportingevidence.
- Conclusion
Pattern C:
- Thesis
- Body Paragraph 1: you present your first point and its
supporting evicence, which also refutes one of your opposition's claims.
- Body Paragraph 2: you present your second point and its supportingevidence
, which also refutes a second oppositionclaim.
- Body Paragraph 3: you present your third point and its
supporting evidence, which also refutes a third opposition claim.
- Conclusion
Don't forget to document all supporting evidence
! For directions on how to do this, go to the
documentation page.