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Docente: María Ángeles Pérez

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Putting into practice: Writing a For and Against Essay

Puntos clave

Los for and against essays, también llamados ensayos argumentativos, son un tipo de texto en el que se describen los pros y los contras de un tema. Normalmente, el autor finaliza el artículo opinando sobre el lado positivo y negativo del asunto que trata.

Info 1: Structure

Todos los ensayos argumentativos deben seguir una estructura en la que se muestren claramente las ventajas y los inconvenientes del tema en cuestión para que quien lee pueda llegar a sus propias conclusiones.

Opening

En el párrafo de la introducción se presenta el tema del que se va a argumentar. Se menciona que tiene tanto una parte positiva como negativa, pero sin entrar en detalle.

Ejemplo

Gamification in education

Gamification in education is a popular and fun way to apply concepts learned in the classroom. However, although it has many supporters within the teaching community, it can present certain disadvantages.

Body

El cuerpo del ensayo argumentativo debe mostrar dos párrafos diferenciados: en uno de ellos se exponen las ventajas y los argumentos a favor, mientras que en el otro se describen los aspectos negativos.

Ejemplo

On the one hand, gamification promotes students' motivation in the classroom. Moreover, it allows them to put theory into practice.

On the other hand, the abuse of gamification in the classroom comes with its own problems; such as the fact that some students might become interested only in the reward promised in the game, instead of actually learning. Therefore having no impact in the promotion of their intrinsic motivation for learning. In addition, some of its supporters claim all lessons can and should be gamified, when this practice was originally conceived to be more of an additional tool.

Closing

En la conclusión, se resumen las ideas principales a grandes rasgos y se indica lo que piensa el autor sobre el tema. Más que una opinión subjetiva, hay que tratar de mostrar una visión generalizada, teniendo en cuenta las ventajas e inconvenientes.

Ejemplo

In sum, although gamification has proven itself to be a good way for students to apply theoretical concepts in a practical way, in the long run, it can also become a hinder for students who have no real interest in learning, getting them used to a specific way of teaching that cannot always take place everywhere or with every subject. Hence, it is up to each teacher to decide whether it helps them to improve the quality of their lessons or its costs are bigger than its advantages.

Info 2: Language

En este tipo textos es muy importante el uso de los linkers o elementos de cohesión: sirven tanto para indicar el principio de cada párrafo como la relación entre ideas. Algunos de ellos son therefore, (por lo tanto), in contrast (por otro lado) y besides (además).

El registro de los for and against essays no es tan formal: se pueden emplear contracciones y phrasal verbs como carry out (llevar a cabo), ascribe to (atribuir) o set forth (expresarse, exponer algo). Sin embargo, hay que evitar hablarle directamente al lector.

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