Discursive And Argumentative Writing
Overview
Section C gives you a blank hour and a choice of three. There is no source text to lean on and no reading to be credited: every one of the 30 marks is for the writing itself. The discursive option is the one most candidates take, partly because it feels like familiar ground, and it is also the one most often written badly, because arguing on paper is a different activity from having an opinion.
This note starts with the choice itself, since picking the wrong one of the three costs more than any technique can recover. Then it separates discursive writing from argument, shows why the for-and-against essay decides nothing, teaches the concession that makes a case stronger rather than weaker, and deals with the problem nobody mentions: what counts as evidence when there are no sources in front of you.
Objectives
- Develop discursive writing skills to present arguments and viewpoints
Lesson Note
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- How many marks is Section C worth, and how many options are offered? A) 40 marks, two options B) 30 marks, three options C) 30 marks, two options D) 45 marks, three options Answer: B
- Which assessment objectives are tested in Section C? A) AO1 and AO2 B) AO1, AO4 and AO5 C) AO4 and AO5 D) AO3, AO4 and AO5 Answer: C
- What is the main weakness of an essay that alternates 'for' and 'against' paragraphs? A) It is too short B) Nothing develops, so the conclusion is unearned C) It uses too many quotations D) It cannot include a concession Answer: B
- Which is the better support for a claim in Section C? A) 'Research has proven that 73 per cent of people agree' B) An analogy that transfers the reasoning, or a precisely described observation C) A long list of unsupported assertions D) A quotation from a source text Answer: B
- A proper concession in a discursive essay is best described as: A) One sentence admitting that some people disagree B) The opposing view stated in its strongest form over several sentences, then answered C) A refusal to take any position D) A summary of both sides in the conclusion Answer: B
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