Transcript Persuasive Writing

Persuasive Writing
Language Arts spiral, pg 138
In persuasive writing, a writer takes
a position for or against an issue and
writes to convince the reader to
believe or do something.
Persuasive writing is often used:
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In advertisements to get the reader to buy a
product.
In letters to convince others to take your side.
In essays and other types of writing to get the
reader to accept a point of view.
In order to convince the reader, you need
more than opinion – you need facts or
examples to back your opinion. So, be
sure to do the research!
Persuasive Writing
Terms to Know
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Thesis or “Claim”
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Position
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You must choose one side!!
An idea to support your position
Must be supported by details and anecdotes!
Anecdote
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How you feel about the topic – are you for or against?
Argument
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Main Idea of your Writing
States the topic and your position
A personal story used as a detail to support an argument
Call-To-Action
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What you are asking your audience to do
Outline for Persuasive
Writing
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Introduction
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Get your audience’s attention
Establish a need – describe the issue
State your thesis – give your position on the issue
Body
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First Argument
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Second Argument
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Support and Elaboration
Anecdotes
Third Argument = Counterargument
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Support and Elaboration
Anecdotes
Counter an argument from the other side
Anecdotes
Conclusion
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Re-emphasize thesis in a new way
Show how your arguments lead to a reasonable conclusion
Give your audience a Call-To-Action
Persuasive Writing
A persuasive Thesis Statement
Thesis statement = “claim”: topic + position
Your thesis statement specifically states the
purpose of your essay.
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Single sentence
Not a question
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Able to be developed into an essay
Usually stated in introductory paragraph
Writing a Conclusion
A persuasive Call-to-Action
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Asking the reader to do something or make
something happen
Stated in the conclusion paragraph
Must be
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Specific
Realistic
Stated as a polite command