2. âą IN A PERSUASIVE
ESSAY YOU NEED TO
CONVINCE A READER
TO BELIEVE WHAT
âYOU BELIEVEâ ABOUT
A CERTAIN TOPIC.
âą YOU TAKE A
POSITION FOR OR
AGAINST SOMETHING.
Purpose
3. What Can You Do With a Persuasive
Essay?
Purpose
âą Support a cause
âą Urge action
Cause change
âą Prove Right or wrong
Persuasive Example Statement
ï” âPlease support my football
team by buying discount
coupons.â
ï” âVote for Sarah!â
ï” âThe principal should let us
to wear hats.â
ï” âCell phones donât cause
brain cancer.â
4. Persuasive Writing can be used to
(cont)âŠ
Purpose
âą Stir up sympathy
âą Create interest
âą Get people to agree with you
Persuasive Statement
ï” âIf you donât adopt this dog, it
could have to live in a shelter.â
ï” âBetter grades get you a
better job and more money.â
ï” âI am sure youâll agree that
Milky Way is the best candy
bar.â
6. Know the
AudienceâŠ
ï” Who will read your writing?
ï” Who do you need to convince?
ï” The audience determines your writing styleâŠfor our
essay the style is formal.
7. Pick a side!
ï” Clearly state your position to the reader
State your position at the very beginning of the essay
8. In order to convince the reader you need more than
just an opinion; you need facts or examples to back
your opinion. So, be sure to do the research!
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9. Four: Have a
Plan before
writing!
The 6 Paragraph
Essay:
1.
Introduction/Hook/Thesis
2. Argument 1 with support
3. Argument 2 with support
4. Argument 3 with support
5. Show the counter-
argument
and make an
argument against it
6. Conclusion
10. DoâS and
Donâts of a
Persuasive
Essay:
ï” Do:
ï” Divide your essay into paragraphs
with each cover a specific topic.
ï” Make a strong thesis statement in
your introductory paragraph
ï” Each of the main points that
support your argument should be
explained in its own paragraph
ï” Explain the opposed POV and refute
it.
ï” Write a conclusion
ï” Donât :
ï” Donât begin with âHello my
name is___ and Iâm going to
write about____â
ï” Limit the use of the word âI â
(Example: Instead of âI think
we shouldnât wear uniformsâ
write âUniforms shouldnât be
required.â
ï” State your position in definite
terms, do not try to straddle
the fence on an issue.
ï” It is essential that you present
facts and statistics to support
your position
11. Beginning the Essay
ï” Fast food consumption has risen 500 percent since 1970 and today reaches
nearly every part of society, including some public school cafeterias.
12. Beginning with a
Quotation:
ï” Example:
University of Delaware professor states:
âAdvertising, including television ads,
billboards, and other advertising,
including toys in boxed meals, has had an
effect upon children as never before.
Children these days are growing up with low
concern for their health and
more concern for what tastes good.â
13. You Could Open with a interesting fact:
ï” Example:
ï” âDid you know that a typical child needs 2,000 calories for an
entire day and Burger Kingâs Whopper with triple cheese has
1,230 calories?â
14. Begin with
an
Interesting
Fact
ï” Thirty percent of the children in the survey ate fast
food on any given day during the survey, and they
ate an average of 187 calories a day more than those
who did not eat fast food. These additional calories
could account for an extra six pounds of weight gain
per year, according to Ludwig.
16. Writing the
Thesis
Statement
The Thesis should be a summary of your
position with a general reference to why
ï” I believe fast food is harmful because it
rapidly increases weight, causes high blood
pressure, and leads to lethargy.
ï” ORâŠ
ï” I believe fast food has negative health
effects.
17. Supporting
Paragraphs
ï” Use each of the main
arguments you used in
your introductory
paragraph and expand
on each giving facts and
reasons.
ï” In our example, you
would write one
paragraph on how fast
food increases weight,
one paragraph on how
it causes high blood
pressure and one on
how it leads to
sluggishness.
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18. The Opposing Point of View
ï” How many of you have been in a discussion with someone and you
remember saying, âYeah, thatâs true, butâŠâ This is called a counter-
argument. Itâs the âother sideâ of the argument.
ï” Youâll need to tell your reader what the counter-argument is and
prove why it shouldnât matter.
19. Opposing POV
ï” Explain why others believe the opposite of you.
ï” Example:
ï” âA fast food company wouldnât agree with the points in this essay.
They would have lots of reasons why fast food is good. They may
sayâŠâitâs convenientâ or âItâs fine if eaten in moderation.â These
arguments just donât hold up when you take all the facts into
consideration!
20. Conclusion ï” Last paragraph
summarizes your main
point.
ï” End using one or more
of the following
strategies:
ï” Call the
reader to
action
ï” Make a
Prediction
ï” The last paragraph wraps
up the writing and gives
the reader something to
think about.
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21. Conclusion Example
ï” A comment (Donât make your body suffer!)
ï” A question (Are you willing to risk your health?)
ï” A call to action (I highly recommend you consider your options the next time your faced with a decision about what
to eat.)
In closing itâs important to remember that too much fast
food can have negative effects on your health. If not eaten
in moderation, you can gain weight, suffer from high blood
pressure and become slow and sluggish. Is it worth the
risk to your body? Eat Healthy and Make good choices!
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