English Class 8th / 10th Grade

                        TPA - INTERCONTINENTAL SCHOOL


                                      PERFECT TENSES 

Argumentative Essay

Welcome, please work on the following activities:

1. Watch the video about verbs 

2. Answer the worksheet, complete the chart of verbs (*1Bunus point)

3. Review the Perfect Tense 

4. Copy in your notebook the paragraph and correct the mistakes. 

5. Wath the videos about argumentative essay 
6. Select a topic and write your essay. 

PART #1

Let's review tenses of verbs, watch the video and study the past participle form of the verbs. 

Complete the chart with the right form of each verb, print out the page. (1 extra point)

TIPS: 

Remember you need the past participle form of the verbs in order have the correct structure of perfect tenses. 

Use the right auxilliary for each tense. 

PRACTICE 

1. Copy the following paragraph in your notebook and correct the mistakes.  

                                                 PART #2

 

An Essay is formal writing that analyzes and discusses a specific topic. An argumentative essay will give strong reasons about a subject but at the same time by giving opinions that are supported with a good explanation because it wants to persuade the reader.

So, what is an argumentative essay? 

Let's see! 

Look at the video 

Copy and answer in your noetebook

1. T ….. F….. An argumentative essay pretends to make a mental change in the reader.  

                      (persuasive).

2. T ….. F….. An argument does not show evidence and supporting details.

3. T ….. F….. In argumentative essays, we can use informal words.

4. T ….. F….. Argumentative essays should contain; introduction, body, and conclusion.

5. T ….. F….. Argumentative writing is the same than persuasive writing.

  

REMEMBER 

Select any topic to start writing:

Option #1. School breakfast/lunch time should be longer. 

Option #2. Books are better than movies. 

Option #3. Should teachers and students be friends in social networks? 

Option #4. Too much money is a bad thing. 

Option #5. Video games can be educational.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME

Do your best!

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