AP ENG and Comp Argumentative essay

General Introduction

The Argumentative Essay is, in my opinion, the most opinion/claim-based essay when compared to the synthesis and rhethorical essays.
There's usually never a straight answer for these essays (Hence, the name, argumentative).

From what I know, you use your OWN experiences, rather than take from sources the text gives you with this essay.
When making the essay, remember that you're aruging your OPINION, not necessarily a fact (again, hence the name, argumentative).

You can't have a SIMPLE essay, yes, you need a CLEAR essay, but you also have to lock in for it! Use your inteligence and rhetoric for this essay! (Aka, become like one of the authors you have to review in the rhethorical essay!)

You have 3 options for what you want to do with your essay (Usually):

AGREE

You say yes to the prompt and agree; You have no qualms (problems, annoyances, something like that) with the argument that are big enough to be said.

DISAGREE

You say no to the prompt and disagree; Your qualms are enough that you can't agree with the prompt at all.

QUALIFY

The most complicated one (aka don't do this if you don't know your stuff), you agree with the prompt, but not fully; The prompt is agreeable, but your qualms are enough that it takes it down a notch or it limits the argument.

READ THE PROMPT

Obviously, you have to read the prompt to understand the essay.
It increases your chances of actually making a good essay, especially in an argumentative essay.

The prompt and what you need to do is essentially "segmented" into multiple parts:

Context

The background info on which to frame the text itself in. Misunderstanding this can lead to misreading the text entirely if you do enough of an oopsies.

Text

It is as it is called, the text is some quotation or excerpt, or something that gives a CONCEPT to be focused on in the essay.
We do NOT need 8000 hours to read this. This is NOT Synthesis.

Task

Before it is something like “write an essay which”, this is your job (what you have to do), ONE JOB, YOU GOT ONE JOB, READ IT RIGHT!

Terminology

The wording of the prompt. There's usually one certain word or concept in there that’ll need to be explained upon. Might need a bit of paying attention to.

Interpretation

This is more what YOU have to do, but it's how YOU understand the prompt; What you actuallly think the prompt means and what your overall view of it is.

READ THE TEXT

Read the text, paraphrase the text in terms you understand, interpret the text, and link these to the prompt.
Again, this is NOT Synthesis. We do NOT need to take too long in reading the prompt.

Always remember, THE TEXT IS NOT THE TASK, THE TASK IS THE TASK (Do NOT get sidetracked by the text) For example, if the text talks about
Have the task CLARIFY the text

Make sure to go BEYOND the text, and overall stand INDEPENDENT of the text itself.
If you can't think of an opinion or side to take, just take the one you can argue about the most.

WRITE THE INTRO

This is what you need for a good impression

WRITE THE BODY

WIP

WRITE THE CONCLUSION

TECHNICALLY it's not needed, but this is WIP