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This study aimed to develop EFL argumentative writing skills. It is an important field that students should practice in secondary school academic writing. Given the writers should know how to collect information to build a good claim and make a right argumentation. This study explored the effects of teaching argumentative writing skills in an integrated online environment on EFL students at Talkha Secondary School for Girls Dakahleya Governorate. The participants of this study were EFL first year secondary stage students. In this study, the researcher used an EFL argumentative writing skills test to assess argumentative writing skills. Correlational analysis showed that the tools used in the study were valid and reliable enough to be used in the experiment, demonstrating significant coefficient in the argumentative writing skills. The experimental study results showed significant improvement after the post testing on the argumentative writing skills compared to pretesting and control group. The research ends with recommendations for further research. (Published abstract)