Brainstorm topics for persuasive essays

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How do you come up with an idea for a persuasive essay ?

In this lesson you will learn how to brainstorm topics for an opinion or persuasive essay by thinking about ideas that give you strong feelings.

An essay states a claim and provides evidence

A persuasive essay convinces someone about an opinion

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1. Think about our day to day lives

2. Ask ourselves questions

3. Turn these ideas into topics

What do I love?

What makes me

frustrated? What makes me

angry?

Think about our day-to-day lives….1. Think about our day to day lives

It’s hard to be on time for school.

I love sleep. I would love to sleep more.

2. Ask ourselves questions

What do I love?

What makes me

frustrated?

What makes me

angry?

3. Turn these ideas into topics

Persuasive Essay Topics

1. Start the school day later.

Think about our day-to-day lives….1. Think about our day to day lives

Drink bottled water during

the school day.

No recycle bins at school. Frustrated that I bring my bottles home.

2. Ask ourselves questions

What do I love?

What makes me

frustrated?

What makes me

angry?

3. Turn these ideas into topics

Persuasive Essay Topics

1. Start the school day later.

2. Recycling bins at all schools.

1. Think about our day to day lives

2. Ask ourselves questions

3. Turn these ideas into topics

What do I love?

What makes me

frustrated? What makes me

angry?

In this lesson you learned how to brainstorm topics for an opinion or persuasive essay by thinking about ideas that give you strong feelings.

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