TUESDAY, October 29 - Persuasive essay writing

Objective: By the end of class, students will comprehend the elements of a persuasive essay, be able to distinguish between a topic and a thesis statement and persuade by analyzing information using research technology.

DO NOW

A topic is very GENERAL.  A thesis statement narrows down the topic and is the sentence that clearly states what your whole essay will be about. Take your essay topic and turn it into a thesis statement by providing three reasons. Example:

TOPIC:  School should start later.

THESIS:

School should start at a later time because 
1. grades would improve
2. students would be more enthusiastic
3. students are not getting the recommended hours of sleep necessary for their health.

(notice i gave three reasons that can easily develop into my three body paragraphs)

Remember,  you must then find EVIDENCE (logical, persuasive appeals/ and emotional, manipulative appeals) to support your thesis. A logical appeal MUST be present in each body paragraph.

GUIDED 

Use graphic organizer to  set up your essay.  What information is going where? The thesis goes in the first paragraph, the first body paragraph is about first reason, 2nd paragraph = 2nd reason, 3rd paragraph = 3rd reason.

We will discuss the conclusion tomorrow

READ THE RUBRIC!! THIS IS HOW YOU WILL BE GRADED!

INDEPENDENT

3. Get a laptop and begin to research your topic. Be sure to find both logical and emotional appeals (persuasion and manipulation).

4. Begin your draft on google docs / to be shared with me (karenreina1@gmail.com)

Exit pass

What are your strongest points of persuasion / manipulation that you have so far?