00:00 Good students, I am Mr. Kenny. I am English teacher for today. This movement we are going

00:20 to discuss argumentative essay in English. But before the class commences, I would like

00:28 to read the objectives in your hearing. The first on the list is, as the end of the class,

00:39 students should understand what a debate for argumentative essay is. Number two, students

00:48 should be able to understand the int of writing a good argumentative essay. Number three, students

00:57 should be able to write a good argumentative essay. Now, for each of these objectives, it is

01:04 expected that after this topic, as we were discussed or treated, students should be able to understand

01:12 what argumentative debate or argumentative essay entails. Students should equally be able to

01:18 understand the hints that must be considered when writing an argumentative essay. Now,

01:28 having understood the int, it is equally expected that students should be able to write a good

01:35 argumentative essay. With this, we put you in position to be closer to success. Now, we move

01:48 straight to the content. Now, the content, how to write an argumentative essay. Now, before

01:59 you can get to stage where you can write productively and effectively an argumentative essay, it is

02:07 important that you get to understand what an argumentative essay is. It is important to get

02:13 to understand the concept of this, the ideology behind an argumentative essay. So, in this case,

02:22 I'm going to read the definition of an argumentative essay, and equally, I'm going to explain

02:28 things you should know. An argumentative essay or debate is an activity in which a debate is required

02:36 to give reasons for or against something with the intention of convincing and persuading someone

02:43 to share in his own opinion. Now, for every argumentative essay, whether it is that it's going to

02:53 participate or the ones who give his view on an argumentative essay, such individual must understand

03:00 the topic well enough before he writes or needs. You must have a clear understanding

03:09 what the topic is all about, so that along the line, you don't get stranded. Because it is when

03:17 you fully understand what you want to write about, you can convince and persuade your audience.

03:23 So, in a situation where you don't get where you don't understand what the topic is,

03:28 you'll be stranded midway, and this will give a bad impression about you. So, when you intend

03:36 participating or writing an argumentative essay, you must pick a topic you know you understand well

03:42 enough, so that you can convincingly and persuasively write or need.

03:49 Next is, int of writing a good argumentative essay. Now, what are the things we need to understand?

04:02 When writing a good argumentative essay? The first one is, have a strong knowledge of the topic

04:11 you are arguing. When you are caught up on to participate in an argumentative essay,

04:22 which may have been scheduled at the particular center and you are going to be one of the participants.

04:30 What are the ints? What are the things you need to do or you need to consider before you work

04:36 straight to the podium and then tell the members of your audience your own side of the view in line

04:43 with the topic you've been given. The first is, have a strong knowledge of the topic you are arguing.

04:51 Many students do or mess themselves up when they mount the podium to express their views,

05:02 you know, as concerning supporting a particular motion, just because they don't understand well

05:09 enough the topic they have chosen to defend or to discuss. So, it says, have a strong knowledge of

05:17 the topic you are arguing. If I sign students, it is not advisable to pick a topic that resides within

05:29 the academic environment of heart. For instance, as a science student, it is not advisable to pick

05:36 topic like military regime. It's far better than democracy or democratic regime. As a science

05:45 student, you don't have business in receiving lectures on governments. So, what you are restricted

05:52 to resume lectures on are physics, chemistry, further math, biology, and some other subjects. So,

06:01 when you pick a topic that is with government, which is a subject in heart, you may not do well and

06:10 midway, you might get stranded. And when you get stranded midway, it's going to give a bad

06:17 impression about you. So, it is advisable to pick a topic. Or, luckily, the topic given is the one

06:26 you understand better than you are good to go. For instance, if you are giving a topic like a

06:31 drug abuse is becoming a case, a frustrating case in Nigeria, or drug abuse is becoming a

06:41 thorn in the flesh of the Nigerian government. This causes a nice topic because drug is something

06:49 you can explain well in offices. It is in your feet. So, you are good to go in that aspect.

06:58 So, also, it's caused across or extended to other departments. Like someone in art departments,

07:06 you can't pick drug abuse. You may not do well. In fact, you might even get stranded midway,

07:13 because you don't have a full understanding or you may not have a full or clear understanding of

07:18 what drug is. And even if you do, it will be limited. Because at the point, you will be using some

07:24 scientific technologies, which you may not have been exposed or may not have understood.

07:33 Next is recognition of the caliber of people present. Here, we have Mr. Chairman,

07:38 panel of judges, moderators, etc. Here, you can introduce yourself. Let me shed light to these.

07:45 For instance, if as an student, luckily, I'm given a topic like military regime is far better

07:53 than democratic regime. Now, if I'm supporting democratic regime, definitely, I would do well in

08:02 this aspect. And because I would do well in this aspect, it's reserved as a motivator or possibly

08:09 an inspiration. So, once I mount the podium, you must please consider this. When there is motivation

08:16 to do something, you know, it is assured that you will have the record of success.

08:23 But when the motivation is dying or when the motivation is missing, there will be a serious

08:29 challenge, or possibly a serious problem. So, since you have understood the topic,

08:35 then you mount the podium. You can do it whichever way you feel you want to do it both.

08:41 It must be politely and correctly done. So, for instance, if I'm given a topic like

08:49 military regime, it's far better than democratic regime. Now, if it is democratic regime,

08:55 I'm going to support. So, once I mount the podium, you can just start the introduction this way.

09:03 Good day, everyone. I'm a little out of missing to be. This moment, I will be speaking or talking

09:10 about democratic system of government is far better than military system of government.

09:18 Now, before I continue in my discussion, I would like to acknowledge the presence of the

09:25 chairman, the vice chairman, panel of judges, moderator, timekeeper, and my fellow colleagues.

09:33 Now, at this stage, with your well structured introduction, it's required in the minds of

09:41 the judges and the listeners that truly, you know what you are here for, and you have fully prepared.

09:52 Because with all these puts into consideration, it has registered in the minds of those listeners

09:58 that you know what you want to see, and now you want to go about seeing needs.

10:03 Next is states whether you are arguing for or against the topic. You can equally tell us

10:15 your stand of view or your point of view. Are you out here to support the military regime,

10:25 or you are out here to support the democratic system of government?

10:31 That is what number three is saying. Let us know where you are standing.

10:37 Then the next is define the topic of debate. Now, having introduced yourself,

10:44 and having acknowledged the presence of the dignitaries present, the next is you tell us what

10:53 the democratic system of government is, and in this case you are going to tell us what government

10:58 is safe is all about. In order to end a good mark in this aspect, you must try as much as possible

11:06 to break it down. I mean to simplify what you want to discuss, to simplify the topic you want to

11:12 discuss, to simplify the part of that topic you are defending. So in doing this, the first thing you do

11:20 is you tell us what government is. So you can just start with this question. So you start with

11:28 what is government. Tell us the concept of government. Define government in the way that your

11:37 audience will understand what is government in this case, and why you are defining government.

11:44 You know, with this, it will end you more marks, you know, before the judges and equally,

11:50 it will give a motivating impression, you know, create a motivation impression in the minds of your

11:56 listener. What is government? Define government, tell us what it is. Now, haven't told us or haven't

12:03 defined what government is, then you merge it back to what it is. What is democratic system of

12:11 government? Now, you can also do well by breaking it again by telling us what democracy is.

12:20 What is democracy? Haven't told us what democracy is. You now go ahead to merge the millions.

12:28 What is democratic system of government? Democratic system of government is a system whereby

12:36 there is room for voters. There is room for the electorates to choose whom they want.

12:45 To choose the personalities, they feel okay, are in best position to control their fears,

12:53 you know, guiding their lives. So, once you are done, given us that definition, you go ahead or

13:01 possibly you go on to explain what you mean by your definition. You know, with this, you are

13:08 gradually convincing, you are gradually persuading your members or your fellow colleagues to share

13:16 in your opinion. Like I said earlier on, you are doing this, you know, to create the impression that

13:25 you know why you are standing out there, to create the impression that you know what you are doing,

13:31 to create the impression that you know how to do it. And after this has been done, then you go ahead

13:39 to tell us points, you know, that have motivated you to choose supporting democratic system of

13:49 government. Give us enough points. One of your points could be number one, there is room for the

13:56 electorates. Now, who are the electorates? These are the people that vote. These are the people

14:04 that choose the personalities, they want to govern them. Number two is freedom of speech.

14:12 Now, in every democratic system of government, there is room for freedom of speech, meaning

14:22 you have the freedom to express your views. If the person you have chosen, the person you have

14:28 elected into one position or the other is not delivering. He is not giving you what you want.

14:36 You have the right to express your view. You have the right to express your anger. You have the right

14:42 to register your emotions, your feelings towards what he or she is doing, which you don't like.

14:51 So, it is only in a democratic system of government, there is freedom of speech. And that is why you can

14:58 have the media personalities, the media people, you know, been able to write as many as they can

15:07 in line with what they feel maybe right or what is not right. Then number three, it is time.

15:17 Now, in every democratic system of government, it is, there is no room for timelessness. Rather,

15:24 we only have room for what? Time, occupation of a particular position. Meaning, in every democratic

15:34 system of government, the president only has few years and few months to govern the country. Meaning,

15:44 at the end of the four is four year term. It leaves the office, you know, for another person.

15:50 And this is done through election where you have the people, the electorates, you know, going to

15:57 cast their votes, you know, to choose whom they want. So, in every democratic system of government,

16:03 we have change of power, which is, it is time. So, you give as many points as you can, since it is

16:14 democratic system of government who are supporting. And with this, don't forget to convince and

16:20 persuade your listeners, you know, in strong terms while you are mentioning each of those points.

16:27 Having done this, having given enough points in line with what you are supporting,

16:33 then you go back to pick the topic of which you feel your opponent with discourse. And that is

16:41 democratic system of, sorry, military system of government. Tell us what military system of

16:47 government is. Why you are saying this? You put yourself in the position of your opponent.

16:52 Just imagine what you feel, you or she would be saying, as in to render your own points

16:59 useless or to render you pointless. So, you just put yourself in that position. Tell us what

17:05 military system of government is. Tell us more of the disadvantages of the system of government.

17:13 And use more of the advantages of democratic system of government against the

17:21 disadvantages of the military system of government so that you can, you know,

17:27 render your opponent powerless. You know, with this, he or she will have nothing to say. And

17:33 at the end of it all, you will be scored higher than he or she may have been scored.

17:42 Then number five, he says, give about five points to support your view. Your points should be

17:52 cogent and convincing. Like I have Elearon said, whatever points you are giving, whatever points

18:00 you are making, the points you are giving or points you are making most be cogent and real.

18:07 Number six, think of some possible points of your opponent and then use it against him with

18:14 conveying shown. Like I said, Elearon, think of what your opponent we see. You know that

18:23 one of your points you said there is room for electorates, freedom of speech and so on and so forth.

18:30 Your opponent may want to use all this against you. So quickly, think of those things and then

18:35 be smart enough to use those things against him. So that by the time he picks the mic to speak,

18:42 he or she will just be stranded in that aspect and then with that, you can get a good mark

18:49 from the judges. Next is, summarize all the points you have made and then draw out your conclusion.

18:59 Now, all the points you have made give a nice summary to each of those points and then draw

19:07 out a convincing conclusion from those points. Don't just end callously, don't just conclude

19:17 charistically, don't just conclude, you know, messing up what you have started, you know,

19:22 right from the beginning. Conclude carefully, conclude smartly and in concluding smartly and

19:29 carefully, you go back to those points you have made, check each of them, analyze each of them,

19:36 make sure each of those points you have made earlier on, it arises against the points your opponents

19:44 is likely to raise. And then with this, you can create a permanent or possibly a good impression

19:53 in the minds of your audience and also in the minds of the panel of judges you have so that at the end

20:00 of this academic debate, you can have a good score or possibly a good mark. And this, we speak well

20:10 for you. Now, having gone through what's augmentative is intended to do well in this aspect of

20:21 English, assignments will be given and the reason for this assignment is to assess you. The first

20:29 assignment, the question is, write an argumentative essay on military regime. It's far better than

20:35 democratic regime. Please, if you have a pronounce, the R-E-G-I-M-E, it is regime. Now, this letter is

20:49 G sound. So, you don't say regime, rather it is pronounced as regime. So, the assignment is,

20:59 write an argumentative essay on military regime is far better than democratic regime. It is not

21:08 you know, mandated that you should pick military regime. You pick whichever of the sites,

21:17 whichever of the parts you feel you know better or you want to support. If it is democratic system

21:23 of government or if it is military menaces and democratic regime you want to pick, you go ahead

21:28 and do that. And please, whichever of them you may have picked, don't forget to consider those

21:35 ints as in what you need to do, how you need to do them before or while writing whichever of

21:43 them you may have picked. If it is military regime you have picked, tell us what military system of

21:50 government is. That is the first point. What is military system of government? Give us the full

21:57 definition of military system of government. Then go ahead and tell us the points you want to raise

22:04 on that military system of government. Give us an off point, explain each of these points and then

22:12 you should not also forget to, you know, consider what your opponent you see so that you can

22:18 use those things against him or her. Thanks for watching. Hi, Mr. Kenny. See you next class.