PERSUASIVE WRITING

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PERSUASIVE WRITING

• For or Against
• Pros and Cons

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PERSUASIVE

• Convince the reader to believe or do something
• Buy a product
• Get the reader to accept a point of view
• Research, Research, Research
• FACTS not OPINIONS

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PERSUASIVE

• Particular Format
• Introduction
• Body
• Conclusion

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Persuasive

• Introduction
• Hook or Grabber
• Open with an unusual detail
• Manitoba has the largest number of garter snakes.
• Open with a strong statement
• Cigarettes are the number one cause of lighter
  sales in Canada
• Open with a Quotation
• Elbert Hubbard once said, Truth is stronger than
  fiction!

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Persuasive

• Introduction (continued)
• Open with an anecdote
• An amusing and attention-getting statement
  short and to the point
• Open with a statistic or fact
• Research based use a fact or statistic for
  emphasis
• Open with a Question
• Have you ever considered how many books we would
  read if it were not for television

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Persuasive

• Introduction (continued)
• Open with an exaggeration or outrageous statement
• The whole world watched as the comet flew
  overhead.
• The earth is getting warmer because of the
  greenhouse effect.

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Persuasive

• Introduction
• Three POINTS of your argument
• Must have a thesis or focus statement
• Tells the reader the specific topic of the essay
• Limits the topic not too broad
• Helps organize the paper
• Remember
• Grabber
• Thesis
• Research

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Persuasive

• Body
• Evidence to support opinion offered in the thesis
  statement
• At least three paragraphs
• Present both sides of the argument
• Anticipate opposing side
• Counter arguments

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Persuasive

• Body
• Elaborate statistics, research, real-life
  experiences or examples
• Help the reader see a different point of view
• Clarify your position explain your point
  clearly
• Think through the process
• Illustrate
• Provide background information
• Draw comparisons
• Between two points

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Persuasive

• Body
• Elaborate
• Analyze both sides
• Use an analogy
• Identify significant likenesses even if they are
  different

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Persuasive

• Conclusion
• Summarize the most important details of the
  argument
• Restate your thesis or focus statement
• Summarize the main points
• Close with a
• Prediction
• Question
• Recommendation
• quotation

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Persuasive

• Transition Words (again)
• 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th paragraphs
• Additionally
• However
• Furthermore
• In addition
• Also
• Moreover
• In conclusion
• Finally

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Persuasive

• Topics
• Convince your classmates to reduce, recycle and
  reuse
• School uniforms
• Locker searches
• Homework
• Censorship
• Driving age
• Changing the grading scale

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Persuasive