Warm Up

• Grab handouts and your notebook• Do context clues worksheet in full.

Persuasive Essays

Effective Topic and Supporting Sentences

February 1, 2012

Reminders

• Electronics off & away• Ear buds out• Hats/hoods off• No Eating• Still looking for 5 books!!

Materials needed

• Each student will need:–Guided notes handout–2-3 sheets of paper–Pen or pencil

Objectives

• Using persuasive language, SWBAT construct a topic sentence for a persuasive essay.

• SWBAT construct a counterargument and defense.

• DOL: For a given topic, create 1 topic sentence using persuasive language and appeals.

• Create one counterargument & defense.

Quick Write-3 minutes

• Consider advertising and politicians. How do these people or organizations persuade you to buy (or buy into) whatever they are marketing?– In other words, what strategies or methods do

they use to gain your interest, money, vote, etc.?

Art of persuasion-whip around

• Everyone Stand Up!• What are some of the strategies or

methods that you came up with?

Art of persuasion

• Why is this important?– Your ECR prompt for the AS2 will ask you to

write a persuasive essay.–We will review some of the skills you need

to know in order to write an effective persuasive argument.

Art of persuasion

• The goal of persuasion is to convince people to adopt an opinion, to

perform an action, or to do both.

• Effective persuasive writing appeals to the mind and the emotions of an audience.

Borrowed from:

http://www.dlackey.org/weblog/docs/TypesofAppeals.pdf

Art of persuasion-tools

• Language – the language an advertiser, a politician, or a writer uses is critical to creating an effective argument.

• On the next slide are some examples of effective word choices.– Take a minute to read through them.– Choose three that you think are especially effective

& write them underneath your quick write.

Art of Persuasion• convince, convincing, argue, prove, proven,

provable, suggest, suggestive, suffering, morally wrong, benefits, advantages, effective, positive, beneficial, drawbacks,detrimental, ineffective,negative, effective, impact, support, lead, assume, assumptions, draw the conclusion, deny, expert, claim, testimonial, critics, detractors, understand, comprehend,

• superlatives (greatest, best, most, fastest, lowest prices)

• comparatives (more, better than, improved, increased, fewer calories)

• hyperbole (amazing, incredible, forever)• unproven, exaggerated, outrageous

Art of persuasion

• Persuaders often use one of, or a combination of, the appeals.

– Ethos or ethical– Pathos or emotional– Logos or logical

Art of persuasion-ethos

• Ethos or ethical appeals– are based on shared moral values and call upon

an audience’s sense of right, justice, and virtue.

Borrowed from:

http://www.dlackey.org/weblog/docs/TypesofAppeals.pdf

Art of persuasion-pathos

• Pathos or emotional appeals– tap an audience’s emotions

Borrowed from:

http://www.dlackey.org/weblog/docs/TypesofAppeals.pdf

Art of persuasion-logos

• Logos or logical appeals– are based on rational arguments that support

sets of assumptions already accepted by the audience

Borrowed from:

http://www.dlackey.org/weblog/docs/TypesofAppeals.pdf

Art of persuasion-quick write2 minutes

• If You Can Convince Mom and Dad,• YOU CAN CONVINCE ANYONE!!!! • Think of some things that you would like to

persuade your parents and/or guardian to allow you to do that they do not want you to do.– Jot down as many things as you can think of

persuasive topic sentences

• How might you use language choices, and or the three appeals to create effective topic sentences for your persuasive essay?

• Example 1: Critics of school uniforms claim that when required to wear uniforms, students lose their sense of individuality.

• Example 2: Those unable to make the choice for themselves suffer the most.

Persuasive topic sentences-4 minutes

• Select one of your ideas from the quick write about what things you might try to persuade your parents to allow you to do.

• Write 3 persuasive topic sentences for this topic (1 for each body

paragraph).

Persuasive topic sentences-ranking (3 minutes)

• Now look at the topic sentences you have created.• Rank them from most effective

(persuasive) to least effective.

Modified Whip Around

• Read aloud to the class the topic sentence that you ranked as #1.

Persuasive Essays

• How are persuasive essays different from a traditional 5 paragraph essay?

• A good persuasive essay always addresses or acknowledges the opposing argument.

• Then you state why the opposing argument is not valid & your argument is better or more effective (defend or rebutt) the opposition.

Persuasive Essay-Counterargument

• Example of counterargument & defense.• While it is true that television includes very

violent and sexual content, it is also true that TV provides educational venues as well as entertainment. One cannot restrict access to a medium that has redeeming value simply because some are affected negatively and will use it to excess and in inappropriate ways.

Persuasive Essay Formats

1. Introduction2. Main point 13. Main point 24. Main point 35. Counterargument6. Conclusion

Persuasive Essay Formats

1. Introduction2. Main point 1/counterargument3. Main point 2/counterargument4. Main point 3/counterargument5. Conclusion

Persuasive Essays-groups• You will use the topic you generated for the thing you

would like to persuade your parents to allow you to do.• Get in groups of four.• Decide amongst the four of you which topic your group

will create arguments for.• After you have selected a topic you will break into pairs.• One pair will create 3 reasons why your parents should

allow you to do this.• One pair will create 3 reasons that your parents will say

no.

Persuasive essay-groups

• Reconvene & share the 3 reasons & counterarguments that you came up with

• On one sheet of paper for your group, write down the 3 reasons & the 3 counterarguments.

• Make sure that you have used persuasive language and or the three appeals.

D.O.L

• For this topic, create 1 topic sentence using persuasive language and appeals.

• Create one counterargument & defense.

• Topic– Energy drinks should not be available for

purchase by people under 18.