{"id":2651516,"date":"2026-02-27T11:21:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T10:21:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/montessori-seeds.ch\/uncategorized\/12-15-years-writing-an-argumentative-essay\/2651516\/"},"modified":"2026-02-27T11:25:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T10:25:00","slug":"12-15-years-writing-an-argumentative-essay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/montessori-seeds.ch\/en\/adolescents\/12-15-years-writing-an-argumentative-essay\/2651516\/","title":{"rendered":"12\u201315 years: Writing an Argumentative Essay"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2651516\" class=\"elementor elementor-2651516 elementor-2651498\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2e66ac3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2e66ac3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-38346b4\" data-id=\"38346b4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-515c003 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"515c003\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the 12\u201315 classroom, writing an argumentative essay reaches far beyond academic goals. The student must understand the subject, organise their ideas, and select reliable sources to support their arguments.  <\/p><p>Each step follows a specific path: choosing a topic, defining the main ideas, creating a detailed outline, gathering relevant information, and then writing and proofreading the text. 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