Argumentative Essay Body Paragraph Practice

Practicing argumentative essay body paragraphs in middle school has never been easier! Use this printable and digital lesson with a step-by-step process and an assessment to get the job done!

Objective: Students will go through the steps of reading and flipping a prompt, reading and marking texts, analyzing an introduction paragraph, and then writing body paragraphs. Then they will be assessed.

Your students will love the short practice (as opposed to writing an entire essay) and you will love that it gets the job done and is easy to grade!

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Supports Common Core Standard:
CCRA.W.1

Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.

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1 PDF with

- 17 ready to print pages

- Google slides links

What's included:

✅ 1 Prompt

✅ 2 Original Nonfiction texts about Art

✅ Step-by-Step process worksheets

Step 1: Read the Prompt

Step 2: Flip the Prompt

Step 3: Read and Mark the Text

Step 4: Read the provided introduction and write one body paragraph at a time.

✅ 1 assessment

✅ Digital version using Google Slides and Google Forms

✅ Directions

✅ Full answer keys