2018-05-23 Writing: argumentative essay

Greg Malivuk
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http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - notes from all classes
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Handout p. 122-123 Activity 4 - With your partner, discuss some reasons for both possible positions. (Generally, try to think of three reasons.) Then decide which one you actually believe.
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Grammar: Modals for points and counterpoints.
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“That’s why we must have age restrictions for driver’s licenses.”
Other stronger modals: must, have to, should, ought to, (had better)
Weaker modals (for the opposing points): might, may, can, could, (“should” is weaker than “must”)
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p. 124-125 - With your partner, choose the most effective modals to use out of each pair.
1 should
2 ought to
3 should (It’s a general statement, not part of a conditional.)
4 has to
5 should
6 must
7 might
8 should
9 ought to
10 can
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Homework: pick a topic from https://justbuyessay.com/blog/argumentative-essay-topics or a controversial topic of your own, and write an outline with your thesis and three reasons briefly described.