Thursday, December 15 - Body Paragraphs of Persuasive essay

Objective: By the end of class, students will begin to construct a research-based persuasive essay in order to improve reading comprehensive and writing skills.

Direct Instruction

How to approach your first body paragraph:

This paragraph will focus on emotional reasoning. It should include one quote from a source that you already cited (or you can cite another if necessary). This quote focuses on an emotional reason that supports your argument. Mine (remember my thesis is " Social Media creates isolation") would look something like this:

Social media is an outlet for people that are uncomfortable in face to face situations. It is easy to communicate without looking someone in the eye and probably a relief to many that fear human interaction. This seems obvious when I see people at restaurants; they are not even talking to each other. Rather they are on their phones."Social media has dramatically changed our ability to stay focused on what’s going on immediately around us and lets us “escape” and instantly go “elsewhere”. In social settings if things become awkward or uncomfortable, we often seek solace in social media," ("5 Ways Social Media Contributes to Social Isolation').

Reference Page

"5 Ways Social Media Contributes to Social Isolation." ActiveBeat. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Dec. 2016.

Your 2nd body paragraph should be similar except the focus is on logical reasoning. This means you need to quote a FACT about your topic. Facts include statistics, percentages, professional testimonials, etc.