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Arabic · Grade 10

Explain and Defend a Position

Learners move from the opinion paragraph to the full argumentative essay and the structured debate. Around the question of whether secondary schools should require community service for graduation, they craft a precise thesis, build body paragraphs from claim, evidence and analysis, spot weak reasoning, concede and rebut with nuance and appropriate hedging, write a complete essay, and defend it in a debate.

  • 4 lessons
  • About 125 minutes
  • Argument and debate check: 8 questions
  • Ways to answer: fill in the blanks, choose an answer, choose a reply, highlight a text, match pairs and put in order
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What learners will discover

  • Plan an argumentative essay: a precise, arguable thesis, body paragraphs built from claim, evidence and analysis, and a purposeful introduction and conclusion.
  • Evaluate evidence and identify weak reasoning: overgeneralisation, false cause, personal attack and appeal to popularity.
  • Concede and rebut with nuance (صَحِيحٌ أَنَّ … إِلَّا أَنَّ …، وَإِنْ كَانَ … فَإِنَّ …) and hedge claims appropriately (قَدْ + present verb, مِنَ الْمُرَجَّحِ أَنَّ، فِي كَثِيرٍ مِنَ الْحَالَاتِ).
  • Write a complete argumentative essay (300–400 words) and defend the position in a structured debate.

Lessons

  1. Thesis and the body paragraph 5 steps3 practiceabout 32 min
  2. Evidence and weak reasoning 4 steps3 practiceabout 30 min
  3. Concede, rebut, hedge 5 steps4 practiceabout 30 min
  4. Write the essay and prepare the debate 3 steps1 practiceabout 33 min
  5. Argument and debate check 8 questions at the end

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