Argumentative Essay: Writing the essay
Time to write the essay
You have completed your research and now have enough information to write the argumentative essay.
Writing an essay is a step by step process. The resources on this page will help you to plan, organize and write your essay.
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Visit the Purdue Writing website for helpful tips on academic writing and creating citations.
Argumentative Essay video
This video explains how to organize an argumentative essay and includes examples of position (thesis) statements, topic sentences, and transition phrases.
The Writing Process
Check out the PowerPoint Tutorial below which gives the basic steps for writing an argumentative-style essay.
- Writing your essayPDF version of powerpoint presentation
Writing tips
- Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) : Essay WritingGives short and concise explanations of the parts of an argumentative essay.
- Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) Writing ProcessThese resources will help you with the writing process: outlines, composing thesis statements, and proofreading
- Purdue Onlline Writing Lab (OWL) writing a thesis statementThis resource provides tips for creating a thesis statement and examples of different types of thesis statements.