Plan, draft, elaborate, revise, peer-edit, and publish a 5-paragraph persuasive/argument essay
Exercise Difficulty 4 ~6 min eng.g4.f.ex_20

Acknowledge Counter Pair

Prompt

Add an ACKNOWLEDGE-AND-COUNTER pair to your essay. Frame: 'Some might say ___. However, I argue ___ because ___.'

M-4-F-EX-20 Illustration
Reference image of ACK-COUNTER pair with ACK underlined orange and COUNTER underlined green. Print-ready 8.5x11.

Reference image of ACK-COUNTER pair with ACK underlined orange and COUNTER underlined green. Print-ready 8.5x11.

How it's presented
mode handwriting paper single line g4
Answer criteria
type rubric
criteria
  1. Acknowledge clause names a real counter-claim
  2. Counter has 'however' or equivalent
  3. Counter has supporting reason or evidence
Hints
  1. The counter-claim must be plausible — someone could really say it.
  2. Then push back with evidence.
Misconceptions to watch
  • Acknowledge clause is a straw-man (silly objection).
  • Skips the rebuttal.
Used in lessons