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The document provides guidance on how to write a persuasive essay. It explains that persuasive writing aims to change the audience's thinking or actions by providing a convincing argument. It discusses determining a position, gathering supporting evidence from facts, statistics and experts, and organizing the essay into an introduction, body with reasons, and conclusion. Some example persuasive essay topics are also provided such as whether students should be allowed phones at school, if wealthy people should pay more taxes, and if social media is beneficial or harmful.

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The document provides guidance on how to write a persuasive essay. It explains that persuasive writing aims to change the audience's thinking or actions by providing a convincing argument. It discusses determining a position, gathering supporting evidence from facts, statistics and experts, and organizing the essay into an introduction, body with reasons, and conclusion. Some example persuasive essay topics are also provided such as whether students should be allowed phones at school, if wealthy people should pay more taxes, and if social media is beneficial or harmful.

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Persuasive Writing

How to Write a Convincing Argument


Persuasive Writing

How Do You Convince People that You are RIGHT?


Persuasive Writing
• Persuasion is writing or speaking that is
meant to change the audience thinking or actions
• The persuasive essay provides a wonderful
opportunity for the student author to be a
salesperson, to choose a product (an idea) and
convince the reader to buy it.
• To be able to convince someone
• to do something,
• to change a point of view
• puts the author in a position of power
Persuasive Writing
• Provides convincing Argument for
Someone to believe

• You use PERSUASIVE language to


Convince your parents, teachers, siblings etc
to do things all the time
Purpose of Persuasive Writing

• Answer a Question

• Solve a Problem

• Correct a Misguided or Wrong Claim

• Encourage People to Act or


Think Differently
Persuasive Writing that Surrounds Us

• Students Convince teachers not to give


homework

• Students Convince their parents that they


Should be allowed to attend the Concert

• Television commercials convince people to


buy products
Persuasive Writing that Surrounds us

• Ads in Newspapers and Magazines and


Billboards convince people to buy products

• Election speeches convince people to vote


for or against a candidate
Decide What is Stance?

• Decide what’s your opinion and position?

• The Sentence that contain your OPINION is


called a Position Statement

• The Position Statement contains the main idea


in Persuasive Writing
Pros and Cons:

Pros:
• Reasons why people agree with a topic (or
a position statement)
Cons:
• Reasons why people disagree with a topic (or
a position statement)
Gathering Evidence

• Use supporting details to make your


argument strong

• Supporting details can be facts, statistics,


examples, expert opinions etc
Parts of Persuasive Essay

• An Introductory Paragraph

• The Body

• The Conclusion
Pre-Writing

• Brainstorming:
Make a list of ISSUES of your interest

• Scattergram:
Write down the keywords of your topic or
Draw a picture

Make a list of Pros and Cons


Persuasive Outline

• Introductory Paragraph

• First Supporting Reason (Paragraph 1)

• Second Supporting Reason (Paragraph 2)

• Third Supporting Reason (Paragraph 3)

• Concluding Paragraph
Persuasive Essay Topics

• Should students be allowed to have phones at school?

• Should students get to choose what they study?

• Does school start too early?

• What’s the most interesting subject to learn?

• Should homework be required?

• Is eating meat a good idea?

• Is it better to snack all day or have three set meals?

• Should sugary drinks be allowed at school?


Persuasive Essay Topics
• What is the best sport to play?

• Are professional athletes paid too much?

• What’s the best activity to do on a rainy day?

• Should wealthy people pay more taxes?

• Is social media beneficial or harmful?


Activity
Persuasive Essay Topics
• Should students be allowed to have phones at
school?

• What’s the most interesting subject to learn?

• What is the best sport to play?

• Should wealthy people pay more taxes?

• Is social media beneficial or harmful?


Thank You

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