3) Evidence suggests that it helps improve the short memory capacity of ADHD students.Sentence 4: It is also beneficial for elderly people because it helps them use neurons for a diversity of activities.(Conclusion sentence 5)Therefore, it is undeniable that video games are a benefit for our brains and not just mere entertainment.

II/ III These three reasons are your rationale and each has to be supported in a paragraph, one after another. This part of the essay is called the background info and the main arguments. Therefore, your SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH paragraphs will back up with evidence the three reasons why video games are good.

• Paragraph 2, sentence 1: Research shows that video games improve the cognitive speed of students ages 12-15- use your evidence to support this statement. Use a transition sentence to start with your second reason.
• Paragraph 3, sentence 1: Evidence suggests that it helps improve the short memory capacity of ADHD students-back up with evidence. 
• Paragraph 4: sentence 1:Video games are also beneficial for elderly people because it helps them use neurons for a diversity of activities-support with evidence.

IV- Counter argument- Here is all about conceding. Talk about what others might say against your statement and offer your own rebuttal. For example: Although there are arguments against the use of video games, thEly are mostly based on hearsay regarding the over-saturation of outside stimuli. - back this up with extra evidence to close up any potential rebuttal.

V- Solution- here you offer different ways to implement gaming in everyday dynamics as you suggested in paragraph 1.

VI: Conclusion: Here you take all of your arguments in summary, and re-state that your opinion has been proven beyond reasonable doubt- sort of like with trials.

Hope this helps!

When advising students how to write any essay, the first thing I encourage is pre-writing. Many students take a writing assignment and immediately begin drafting an essay starting with the introduction. This is not the best way. The best way to write an argumentative essay is to follow these basic steps:

1. State your argument (topic) in the form of a question. Example: Are cell phones dangerous forteens?
2. Answer your question with affirmatively or negatively (yes or no?). Do not choose both! It is a common mistake in argumentative writing to try to prove that both sides have equally strong arguments. While this may be true, in your essay, you are advised to simply pick one side and only prove that side. Example: Cell phones, under certain circumstances, are dangerous for teens. **This will become the basis of your thesis statement.
3. Brainstorm a list of examples that support your answer from #2. Be as specific as possible. Use anything you can think of from observations, experience, research, readings, pop culture, and the media. Use quotes from printed sources where applicable. Remember, this is brainstorming, so make the list long.
4. Organize your list into two or three categories of examples. Utilizing your strongest examples, group similar ideas together and create a category to label each group. These will become the topics for each body paragraph so create a minimum of three categories, but you might have more.
5. Create an outline. Create a thesis statement from your answer in #2 and your categories in #4. This thesis statement can be one or two sentences long. Write a topic sentence for each body paragraph using each category from #4. List short examples (from #3) under each category.
6. Write rough draft. Though you already have a thesis statement, topic sentences, and examples, you must include elaboration or analysis of each example within the body paragraphs.
7. Edit.
8. Polish/publish final draft.

Hopefully this gives you a pretty good idea of how to begin and follow through with your argumentative essay. For further help, the link below also provides detailed instructions on argumentative essay writing.

When you are writing an argumentative essay you are taking a stance on a topic and trying to convince the reader of your position within the paper. It is important to clearly state the topic in which you are writing about and what specific aspect of the topic you will be discussing. For example if you are talking about gas mileage you will want to specif icy what topic within gas mileage you are exploring as the concept of gas mileage itself is too broad for one paper. Within the paper you want to support your stance with research, it is important not to rely on opinion as it is what you can prove not what you think that is important.  In the conclusion of the paper it is important to reiterate the topic and stance you are taking within the paper and then to review the top supports you have found for this stance.

The first step in writing any essay is topic. Try brainstorming some ideas. Make sure that the topic you select is an argument and that you have several ideas to share about one side of that argument. An argumentative essay is largely constructed just like any other. Start with an introductory paragraph finished with a thesis statement. Make sure your thesis clearly shows the side of the argument that you are choosing to support. One (or more depending on the length of your essay) body paragraph should show some concessions. You will need to acknowledge and refute the other side of the argument. Think about debating the topic with another person. What would they say to convince you of the other side of the argument? How would you counter their argument? A strong position always acknowledges other view points (although that should be a very small part of your paper). Finish the paper with a concluding paragraph and try to leave the reader with something to think about. See the link below for more step by step directions.