A step-by-step planning worksheet for an argumentative essay on whether learning a second language should be compulsory at secondary school. Students write a clear contention, label the parts of a model TEEL body paragraph, learn the difference between a counter-argument and a rebuttal, complete a full essay plan, and then draft a body paragraph and a rebuttal paragraph, with model answers and success criteria.
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Completed: Planning an Argumentative Essay: TEEL, Counter-Argument and Rebuttal
Year 10 students (typically ages 14–15) working on persuasive writing. It is pitched at level 2 · standard.
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Plan before you write. A clear contention, well-ordered TEEL paragraphs and a fair rebuttal will make your argument far more convincing.
Your contention is the main position your whole essay argues. It appears in the introduction and is reinforced in every paragraph.
Read the model body paragraph and circle the job each numbered sentence does.
Issue: Should learning a second language be compulsory for all secondary students?
(1) Learning a second language should be compulsory because it allows young people to communicate with a far wider range of people. (2) In a world where people travel, study and work across borders more than ever, the ability to speak even a little of another language opens doors that would otherwise stay closed. (3) For example, a student who learns Spanish can hold basic conversations with people in Spain and across much of Central and South America, while a student who learns Mandarin can speak with hundreds of millions of people in China and in communities around the world. (4) Making language study compulsory ensures that every student, not just those who already have the opportunity, gains this valuable skill.
(Model paragraph written for this worksheet.)
Strong argumentative essays do not ignore the other side. They acknowledge it and then show why their own position is stronger.
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