Persuasive Essay Writing- Oct.31-Nov.4

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THE (PERSUASIVE) ESSAY:TECHNIQUES AND

THESIS STATEMENTS

October 31st-November 4th


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Some Common Types of Essays

Narrative (story)

Literary

Expository (informative) Critical

Research

PERSUASIVE


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PERSUASIVE WRITING

The persuasive essay, also known as theargument essay, utilizes logic and reason toshow that one idea is more legitimate thananother idea. It attempts to persuade areader to adopt a certain point of view or totake a particular action. The argument must

always use sound reasoning and solidevidence by stating facts, giving logicalreasons, and using examples.


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Focus on Persuasive

Task 1- Choose ONE:(this goes in your binder in

the under construction section)

Chocolate or Vanilla? MacDonalds or Subway?

Pop or Country Music?

Football or Basketball?

Reality or Regular TV? English or Math?

Winter or Summer?

Dog or Cat?


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Now provide THREE reasons

for each of your choices.


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Ms. McKenzie says:


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Chocolate

Dense in calories fills you up

Huge mood booster and a way to my heart!!

Delicious, delectable, delightful


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Subway

They offer more nutritious choices thanMcDonalds

Tastes better

Half the amount of calories and actually fillsyou up. Is there even a choice between thetwo???


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Pop

Can drive or clean, etc while listening to myjams and makes people WANT to work out!

Creative, catchy, upbeat...not whiny likecountry.

Called pop for a reason...popular...everyoneloves it!


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Do you recognize any of the

following??


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Persuasive Writing

Techniques Exaggeration Emotional words (appeal to the heart)

Invitation or challenge(to act or think)

Incentive (Reward) Fact (e.g. statistics)

Opinion and Assertion (an opinion expressed as fact)

Use of appealing descriptive language

Rhetorical question (a question that does not need ananswer)

Repetition (careful with this one)

Comparatives and superlatives (comparing twothings)


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Task 2:

(this goes in your binder inthe under construction

section)

Create a solid argument in which you PERSUADE yourparents to let you have/do something.

You must:

State what you want (topic)

Provide three strong reasons (support) Use techniques discussed last class

***Please remember that your parents will see this soit needs to be appropriate


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Things to Remember:

Explain what they person reading it will get out of it. Appeal to their feelings and emotions. Make them

feel sympathy, empathy or guilty. But dont whinetoo much!

Pressure them ! Tell them what will happen if youdont get what you are asking for. Make it sound asthough doing what you want is crucial.

Make use of three-part lists three reasons, threebenefits, three emotive words.

Use strong adjectives (best, most important) andverbs (will, need, must, should, could).

Show, where appropriate, that you can employformal language.


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The week in review...

This week you learned that you need reasons( and support) to back up your opinions aswell as some techniques to articulate thosereasons

You also learned that you need to have aminimum of three reasons to build (and

support) an effective argument


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You should have the

following things in your

binder (in the underconstruction section):

Task 1: Choose One (include the reasons yougave for your choices)

Task 2: Persuade your Parents (argument and

support) Note: You should have handed in a paragraph

to me on Friday Nov. 4 for marks (thank you

letter or journal entry)

Documents

Persuasive Essay Writing- Oct.31-Nov.4