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15 15  backing up one’s argumentation with evidence and examples |_ _ _ E _ _ |
16 16  |Explain similarities and differences and give evidence from the text,
17 17  relating the content to relevantaspects of language and form|_ _ _ P _ _ _|
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21 +{{exercise id="Argumentative writing - mobile phones in school="}}
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23 +Step 1: Write a complete argumentative text on the following task. Find at least two arguments for each side. 

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25 + “Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of mobile phones in school."
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27 +Step 2: Complete the following tasks so that you know what to include in an argumentative text.

28 +1. Go through the introduction. Highlight the hook and the transition to the main body in green.
29 +2. In the main body find in each paragraph the topic sentence (red), the explanation (orange), the evidence/example (yellow) and the concluding sentence (pink) and highlight them accordingly.
30 +3. In the conclusion, highlight the summary (blue) as well as the outlook/solution (purple).
31 +4. Write down all the connectors that were used.
32 +5. Find expressions of impersonal language.
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34 +Step 3: Work with the two texts.
35 +1. Do the same tasks with your own text.

36 +2. Compare your text with the sample solution. What is different? Is there anything you could improve?

37 +3. Now rewrite your text and include the improvements.
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19 19  {{/exercise}}
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