Argumentative Essay.
It happened the day before yesterday in XII Arts B. For the last few days the students have been asking me to revise Argumentative Essays, especially how to go about writing one correctly. Initially I thought of selecting the topic in consultation with the class, in the class itself. But during the planning, I realized that it might take a lot of time. As my intention was to get them to write the introduction and the first body paragraph, I decided to have a couple of topics to be introduced and discussed in the class. I thought of asking them to write their essays using the 3-CON Pattern. I also urged them not to forget the PEEL framework while writing the body paragraphs. The experience, to tell you honestly, was not a pleasant one. Someone, I think it was Karma Dechen Pelden, who suggested the topic: Happiness is more important than money. Once the class agreed on the topic, I wasted no time in drawing a table on the board with two columns, one for the PRO Ideas and the other f...