Objective: By the end of class, students will begin a draft of a persuasive essay - topic of their choice.

DO NOW
What is your purpose for writing your essay? Describe three elements of your essay that support your intent.

DIRECT INSTRUCTION

Below are the same directions as yesterday - if you started, great - continue. If you haven't started, ask me for rubric, graphic organizer and topic choice sheet before you do.

1. Determine your essay topic.  The will translate into your THESIS STATEMENT.   Example: 

TOPIC:  School should start later.

THESIS:

School should start at a later time because grades would improve, students would be more enthusiastic and 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)

What are you going to try to convince me of? THIS IS THE AUTHOR"S PURPOSE.  YOU ARE THE AUTHOR...WHAT IS YOUR PURPOSE? You must then find EVIDENCE (logical / persuasive and emotional / manipulative appeals) to support your purpose.

GUIDED 

here again is the list of choices of topics LIST

2. Use graphic organizer to  set up your essay.  What information is going where?

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 either on google docs or WORD, to be shared with me or emailed to me.

YOU HAVE UNTIL THE END OF THIS CLASS TO COMPLETE ESSAYS!

Exit pass

HAPPY SPRING BREAK - BE SAFE :)