Persuasive Essay

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Persuasive Essay
Writer's Workshop

• The Great Wall of China
• Signatures

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Persuasive Essay

• The writer tries to convince an audience of his
  or her opinion.
• Question
• Where are you most likely to see examples of
  persuasive writing?

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Clearly Stated Opinion

• Begins with an opinion
• Opening Paragraph
• Supporting Opinion with Reasons
• The Rest of Essay
• (179 Example badly needed wall)

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• It should be clear to everyone at Baker Middle
  School that we should add soccer to our list of
  intramural sports. Soccer is not just a passing
  fad. It is here to stay.
• What is this called?
• THESIS STAEMENT

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• The Next Section is Called
• Logical Support for Opinion
• At one time, soccer was unpopular in our country.
  Today, however, you can see it more and more
  often on television. It has always been popular
  in Europe. South America, and Asia.

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• The Next Section is Called
• Logical Support for Opinion
• Many students at our school have cultural
  backgrounds from these parts of the world. Quite
  a few of them have expressed a desire to play
  soccer, but our school has no team for them to
  join.

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• The Next Section is Called
• Logical Support for Opinion
• Soccer is a game that involves fancy foot-work,
  steady nerves, and stamina. It is fun to paly
  and fun to watch. If we start a soccer team at
  Baker, nearly half the school will turn out to
  cheer the team on. Baker knows that soccer is
  here to stay.

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PREWRITING

• Graphic Organize

REASON
REASON
OPINION
REASON
REASON
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Persuasion Essay

• Requirements
• The Form
• clearly stated opinion
• well-supported reasons
• strong conclusion

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Persuasion Essay

• Requirements
• The Craft
• logical presentation of ideas

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Persuasion Essay

• Requirements
• The Conventions
• proper nouns capitalized
• no run-on sentences

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Revision Check List

• Have you clearly stated your opinion at the
  beginning of your essay?
• Have you included at least three reasons that
  support your opinion?

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Revision Check List

• Have you used facts to support your reasons?
• Do you have a conclusion? Does it suggest an
  action that the reader can take, or does it
  restate your opinion in a new way?

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PREWRITING

• Graphic Organize

REASON
REASON
OPINION
REASON
REASON
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Persuasive Essay

• The writer tries to convince an audience of his
  or her opinion.
• Question
• Where are you most likely to see examples of
  persuasive writing?