English

• Greeting


  Your way of saying "hello"
• Signature


  Write your name below the closing
• Body of the letter


  Where you write your message
• Body of the letter


  • Make a 'Parking Space" from the left side of the page on the first line of each paragraph, for an indent
  • Include details that would be interesting to the person you are writing to
  • You may want to ask questions- have something for them to write back to you
• Heading


  Can include your address and the date, but you can just put the date. The heading is in the upper right hand of your letter
• Issue


  A subject that people discuss or argue about
• Types of issues


  • Social issue
  • Moral issue
  • Economic issue
• Social issue


  • A group of common problems in present-day society that many people strive to solve
  • A problem that influences the common citizen of a country
• Moral issue


  • Concerns the internal - your own values, beliefs, feelings and learning that are often subjective and concern yourself to discover your own morality
  • Has the potential to help or harm others
• Economic issue


  • An issue that is being faced by the world economy, as well as regions and countries
  • Concerns or problems related to how people work to create wealth
• Relevance


  The degree to which something is related or useful to what is happening or being talked about
• Logical thinking


  Analyzing the situation or problem using reason and coming up with potential solutions
• Logical thinker


  Gathers all the information they can, assess the facts and then methodically decide the best way to move forward
• Reasoning


  The process by which you reach a conclusion after thinking about all the facts
• Soundness


  The quality of being sensible, reasonable or rational
• Sound reasoning


  The quality of being based on valid reason or good judgement
• Elements to check for relevance and soundness of ideas


  • Problem
  • Speaker's stand
  • Proposed solution/s
  • Reference/s
• Tone


  The author's attitude toward the topic, expressed through the words and details the author selects
• Argue


  Give reasons or cite evidence in support of an idea, action, or theory, typically with the aim of persuading others to share one's view
• Argumentative essay


  A piece of writing that takes a stance on an issue. A writer attempts to persuade readers to understand and support their point of view about a topic by stating their reasoning and providing evidence to back it up
• Outlining an argumentative essay


  • Introductory paragraph
  • Thesis statement
  • Body paragraphs
  • Conclusion