Argumentative Essay Outline: NY Regents in ELA

This packet can be used in conjunction with reviewing the June 2016 New York Regents in ELA, Argumentative Essay section. The topic, "Should Celebrities Become the Voice of Humanitarian Causes?" can be found at the following link:

https://www.nysedregents.org/hsela/616/hsela62016-exam.pdf

This packet breaks down each paragraph to ensure that your students are including the necessary information for each paragraph. The outlines focus on textual evidence with an analysis and how to include that within a paragraph. An outline is also provided for the counterclaim paragraph. Once the outlines are completed, the student is ready to write the formal essay with ease.

This packet also includes the common core standards for this assignment. You can engage your students in a conversation prior to writing about the topic to promote oral language in a discussion format. We have also included sentence starters for each of the paragraphs along with transition words and phrases.

This packet can be utilized with students in English class, Speech and Language Therapy, and Special Education Support Services.

*Please note that an Argumentative essay includes a Counterclaim paragraph and a Persuasive essay does not include a Counterclaim paragraph*