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Persuasive Writing
Persuasive Writing
Persuasive writing is writing
that tries to convince a
reader to do something or
to believe what you believe
about a certain topic.
It takes a position for or
against something.
Persuasive Writing can be used to…
Purpose
• Support a cause
• Urge people to action
• Make a change
• Prove something wrong
Persuasive Statement
• “Please support my football
team by buying discount
coupons.”
• “Vote for Sarah!”
• “The principal should let us
wear hats.”
• “Cell phones don’t cause
brain cancer.”
Persuasive Writing can be used to…
Purpose
• Stir up sympathy
• Create interest
• Get people to agree with
you
Persuasive Statement
• “If you don’t adopt this dog, it
could have to live in a shelter.”
• “Better grades get you a better
job and more money.”
• “I am sure you’ll agree that Milky
Way is the best candy bar.”
Persuasive writing follows a certain
format:
• INTRODUCTION with a “hook” and thesis
statement
• BODY where the argument is explained
• CONCLUSION where main points are
summarized and reviewed and the reader is
left with something to think about.
First…Know Your Audience…
• Before you start writing, you should know your
audience:
– Who will read your writing? Who do you need to
convince?
– The audience may be your friends, your teacher, your
parents, your principal, the readers of a newspaper or the
President of the United States!
– Will you be graded? On What?
– Should you be casual or professional?
Second… Pick a side!
• The writer must clearly state his/her position
and stay with that position. Pick a side!
• Generally, the position is stated in the
opening paragraph or introduction.
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!
Three: Do Your Research…
Walsh Publishing Co. 2009
Four: MAKE A PLAN, then write!
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
DOS and DON’Ts of Persuasive
Writing:
• Do:
• Divide into 6 paragraphs
• Have a thesis statement in
your introduction
• Come up with 3 main points
to support your argument—
these will be your 3 body
paragraphs
• Show the “counter
-argument”
• Have a conclusion that has
a “clincher statement”
• Come up with a catchy title
• Don’t :
• Don’t begin with “Hello my
name is___ and I’m going to
write about____”
• Don’t use the word “I “
(Instead of “I think we
shouldn’t wear uniforms” say
“Uniforms shouldn’t be
required.”
• Don’t be wishy-washy. Pick a
side!
• Don’t forget to support your
opinions with facts and
example s
The Great Introduction…
What makes an good introduction?
• It grabs or “hooks” the reader’s attention by using one or more of
the following strategies:
– An anecdote or scenario
– A quotation
– An interesting fact or statistic
– A question
• It tells how the writing will be organized.
• The author’s position is clearly stated in a thesis statement.
Grabbing Your Audience…
Good strategies used in introductions:
• Use an Anecdote/ Scenario
– The writer provides a personal experience or made-up
situation to introduce the position.
• Questioning
– The writer asks thought-provoking questions to capture
the reader’s interest.
• Interesting fact or statistic
– The writer gives an interesting piece of information to
grab the reader’s attention.
Lets Take A Look….
You Could Start with a Riddle:
• Get your reader’s attention with a challenging
thought.
• “What’s plain, and boring? What makes all students
in a school building look the same and lose their
individuality? If you guessed UNIFORMS, you’re
correct!”
You Could Begin with a Strong Statement:
• Example:
• Fast food consumption has risen 500 percent
since 1970 and today reaches nearly every
part of society, including some public school
cafeterias.
You Could Open with a Quotation:
• Example:
University of Delaware professor states:
“Advertising, 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.”
You Could Open with a interesting
fact:
• Example:
• “Did you know that a typical child needs 2,000 calories for an
entire day and Burger King’s Whopper with triple cheese has
1,230 calories?”
You Could Open with an Anecdote:
• An anecdote can provide an amusing and attention-getting
opening if it is short and to the point.
• “My hands felt sticky after pulling open the doors to “Big Bobby’s
Boisterous Burger Hut”. The odor smelled of fried everything. I ordered
a Big Bobby Combo #2. There was enough food to serve a small third
world country on my tray. I nibbled at the ¾ pound burger and my chin
was covered in a mayonnaise and ketchup concoction. I asked the
server if I could have a few fries with my salt. I left the place feeling like
my stomach was mad at me.”
You Could Open with a Fact or Statistic:
• Example:
• 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.
You Could Open with a Question:
• How many times have you eaten fast food this
month?
Open with an Outrageous Statement:
• Example:
• “Fast food is killing America!”
Next: Creating a Thesis Statement
• A thesis statement is one sentence at the end of your
introduction that states your opinion. It needs to be
strong.
• First, choose 3 main focus points to discuss in your
essay. These points will become the focus of three
paragraphs in the body of your paper.
Let’s use fast food as an example again.
Fast food…(3 Discussion Points)
• rapidly increases weight
• causes high blood pressure
• leads to sluggishness
Writing the Thesis Statement
• Now take your three main focus points and
summarize them. Put your completed thesis
statement at the end of your first paragraph.
THREE MAIN FOCUS POINTS
• I believe fast food is harmful because it rapidly increases
weight, causes high blood pressure, and leads to lethargy.
COMPLETED THESIS STATEMENT
• I believe fast food has negative health effects.
Our Introductory Paragraph:
Fast Food Is Killing America!
Did you know that a typical child needs 2,000 calories
for an entire day and Burger King’s Whopper with triple
cheese has 1,230 calories? That is far more calories than
anyone needs in one day! Fast food consumption has risen
500 percent since 1970 and today reaches nearly every part
of society, including some public school cafeterias. Fast
food is harmful because it rapidly increases weight, causes
high blood pressure, and leads to sluggishness. Fast food is
bad for your health!
CATCHY TITLE
HOOK THE READER
THESIS STATEMENT
YOUR THREE ARGUMENTS
Walsh Publishing Co. 2009
Three Supporting Paragraphs:
• Use each of the main arguments you used in
your introductory paragraph and expand on
each giving facts and reasons.
• 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.
Walsh Publishing Co. 2009
You’ll Need to Show “The Other Side…”
• How many of you have been in a discussion
with someone and you remember saying,
“Yeah, that’s true, but…” This is called a
counter-argument. It’s the “other side” of the
argument.
• You’ll need to tell your reader what the
counter-argument is and prove why it
shouldn’t matter.
• Let’s take a look using our example of fast
food…
The Other Side of the Story
• This is where you should explain why your opposition
believes what they believe.
• For example:
• “A fast food company wouldn’t agree with the points
in this essay. They would have lots of reasons why fast
food is good. They may say…”it’s convenient” or “It’s
fine if eaten in moderation.” These arguments just
don’t hold up when you take all the facts into
consideration!
Walsh Publishing Co. 2009
Conclude or End Your Essay…
What makes an good conclusion?
• Last paragraph summarizes your main point.
• End using one or more of the following strategies:
–Call the reader to action
–Anecdote or scenario
–Make a Prediction
• The last paragraph wraps up the writing and gives the
reader something to think about.
Walsh Publishing Co. 2009
Strategies for Conclusions
• Call to Action
– Ask the reader to do something or to make something
happen “I challenge you to watch what you eat and to
avoid fast food.”
• Provide a solution
– Provide an answer to the problem “Fast food doesn’t have
to be “bad food.” Make better choices like salads, fruit
and low fat treats.”
• Make a Prediction
– Explain what might be the consequences of action or
inaction “If people continue to eat lots of fast food, they
put their health at risk. If kids don’t make better choices
today, they won’t grow into healthy adults.”
Walsh Publishing Co. 2009
Concluding Paragraph:
Restate your thesis.
End with…
– A comment (Don’t make your body suffer!)
– A question (Are you willing to risk your health?)
– 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, it’s 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!
Walsh Publishing Co. 2009
Review: The Persuasive Essay:
• A Catchy Title
• Introductory paragraph with a “hook”, three
main arguments and a thesis statement.
• One paragraph for each of your three
arguments.
• Address the “counter-argument”
• Closing paragraph that re-states your thesis and
challenges the reader to think about it.
Walsh Publishing Co. 2009
Don’t Forget…
• Make sure to read over
your work and edit for
mechanics and spelling.
• Write neatly!
• Include detail and great
vocabulary.
• Follow proper format:
Proper heading and skip
lines!
Walsh Publishing Co. 2009

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Persuasive Writing

  • 2. Persuasive Writing Persuasive writing is writing that tries to convince a reader to do something or to believe what you believe about a certain topic. It takes a position for or against something.
  • 3. Persuasive Writing can be used to… Purpose • Support a cause • Urge people to action • Make a change • Prove something wrong Persuasive Statement • “Please support my football team by buying discount coupons.” • “Vote for Sarah!” • “The principal should let us wear hats.” • “Cell phones don’t cause brain cancer.”
  • 4. Persuasive Writing can be used to… Purpose • Stir up sympathy • Create interest • Get people to agree with you Persuasive Statement • “If you don’t adopt this dog, it could have to live in a shelter.” • “Better grades get you a better job and more money.” • “I am sure you’ll agree that Milky Way is the best candy bar.”
  • 5. Persuasive writing follows a certain format: • INTRODUCTION with a “hook” and thesis statement • BODY where the argument is explained • CONCLUSION where main points are summarized and reviewed and the reader is left with something to think about.
  • 6. First…Know Your Audience… • Before you start writing, you should know your audience: – Who will read your writing? Who do you need to convince? – The audience may be your friends, your teacher, your parents, your principal, the readers of a newspaper or the President of the United States! – Will you be graded? On What? – Should you be casual or professional?
  • 7. Second… Pick a side! • The writer must clearly state his/her position and stay with that position. Pick a side! • Generally, the position is stated in the opening paragraph or introduction.
  • 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! Three: Do Your Research… Walsh Publishing Co. 2009
  • 9. Four: MAKE A PLAN, then write! 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. DOS and DON’Ts of Persuasive Writing: • Do: • Divide into 6 paragraphs • Have a thesis statement in your introduction • Come up with 3 main points to support your argument— these will be your 3 body paragraphs • Show the “counter -argument” • Have a conclusion that has a “clincher statement” • Come up with a catchy title • Don’t : • Don’t begin with “Hello my name is___ and I’m going to write about____” • Don’t use the word “I “ (Instead of “I think we shouldn’t wear uniforms” say “Uniforms shouldn’t be required.” • Don’t be wishy-washy. Pick a side! • Don’t forget to support your opinions with facts and example s
  • 11. The Great Introduction… What makes an good introduction? • It grabs or “hooks” the reader’s attention by using one or more of the following strategies: – An anecdote or scenario – A quotation – An interesting fact or statistic – A question • It tells how the writing will be organized. • The author’s position is clearly stated in a thesis statement.
  • 12. Grabbing Your Audience… Good strategies used in introductions: • Use an Anecdote/ Scenario – The writer provides a personal experience or made-up situation to introduce the position. • Questioning – The writer asks thought-provoking questions to capture the reader’s interest. • Interesting fact or statistic – The writer gives an interesting piece of information to grab the reader’s attention. Lets Take A Look….
  • 13. You Could Start with a Riddle: • Get your reader’s attention with a challenging thought. • “What’s plain, and boring? What makes all students in a school building look the same and lose their individuality? If you guessed UNIFORMS, you’re correct!”
  • 14. You Could Begin with a Strong Statement: • Example: • Fast food consumption has risen 500 percent since 1970 and today reaches nearly every part of society, including some public school cafeterias.
  • 15. You Could Open with a Quotation: • Example: University of Delaware professor states: “Advertising, 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.”
  • 16. You Could Open with a interesting fact: • Example: • “Did you know that a typical child needs 2,000 calories for an entire day and Burger King’s Whopper with triple cheese has 1,230 calories?”
  • 17. You Could Open with an Anecdote: • An anecdote can provide an amusing and attention-getting opening if it is short and to the point. • “My hands felt sticky after pulling open the doors to “Big Bobby’s Boisterous Burger Hut”. The odor smelled of fried everything. I ordered a Big Bobby Combo #2. There was enough food to serve a small third world country on my tray. I nibbled at the ¾ pound burger and my chin was covered in a mayonnaise and ketchup concoction. I asked the server if I could have a few fries with my salt. I left the place feeling like my stomach was mad at me.”
  • 18. You Could Open with a Fact or Statistic: • Example: • 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.
  • 19. You Could Open with a Question: • How many times have you eaten fast food this month?
  • 20. Open with an Outrageous Statement: • Example: • “Fast food is killing America!”
  • 21. Next: Creating a Thesis Statement • A thesis statement is one sentence at the end of your introduction that states your opinion. It needs to be strong. • First, choose 3 main focus points to discuss in your essay. These points will become the focus of three paragraphs in the body of your paper. Let’s use fast food as an example again. Fast food…(3 Discussion Points) • rapidly increases weight • causes high blood pressure • leads to sluggishness
  • 22. Writing the Thesis Statement • Now take your three main focus points and summarize them. Put your completed thesis statement at the end of your first paragraph. THREE MAIN FOCUS POINTS • I believe fast food is harmful because it rapidly increases weight, causes high blood pressure, and leads to lethargy. COMPLETED THESIS STATEMENT • I believe fast food has negative health effects.
  • 23. Our Introductory Paragraph: Fast Food Is Killing America! Did you know that a typical child needs 2,000 calories for an entire day and Burger King’s Whopper with triple cheese has 1,230 calories? That is far more calories than anyone needs in one day! Fast food consumption has risen 500 percent since 1970 and today reaches nearly every part of society, including some public school cafeterias. Fast food is harmful because it rapidly increases weight, causes high blood pressure, and leads to sluggishness. Fast food is bad for your health! CATCHY TITLE HOOK THE READER THESIS STATEMENT YOUR THREE ARGUMENTS Walsh Publishing Co. 2009
  • 24. Three Supporting Paragraphs: • Use each of the main arguments you used in your introductory paragraph and expand on each giving facts and reasons. • 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. Walsh Publishing Co. 2009
  • 25. You’ll Need to Show “The Other Side…” • How many of you have been in a discussion with someone and you remember saying, “Yeah, that’s true, but…” This is called a counter-argument. It’s the “other side” of the argument. • You’ll need to tell your reader what the counter-argument is and prove why it shouldn’t matter. • Let’s take a look using our example of fast food…
  • 26. The Other Side of the Story • This is where you should explain why your opposition believes what they believe. • For example: • “A fast food company wouldn’t agree with the points in this essay. They would have lots of reasons why fast food is good. They may say…”it’s convenient” or “It’s fine if eaten in moderation.” These arguments just don’t hold up when you take all the facts into consideration! Walsh Publishing Co. 2009
  • 27. Conclude or End Your Essay… What makes an good conclusion? • Last paragraph summarizes your main point. • End using one or more of the following strategies: –Call the reader to action –Anecdote or scenario –Make a Prediction • The last paragraph wraps up the writing and gives the reader something to think about. Walsh Publishing Co. 2009
  • 28. Strategies for Conclusions • Call to Action – Ask the reader to do something or to make something happen “I challenge you to watch what you eat and to avoid fast food.” • Provide a solution – Provide an answer to the problem “Fast food doesn’t have to be “bad food.” Make better choices like salads, fruit and low fat treats.” • Make a Prediction – Explain what might be the consequences of action or inaction “If people continue to eat lots of fast food, they put their health at risk. If kids don’t make better choices today, they won’t grow into healthy adults.” Walsh Publishing Co. 2009
  • 29. Concluding Paragraph: Restate your thesis. End with… – A comment (Don’t make your body suffer!) – A question (Are you willing to risk your health?) – 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, it’s 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! Walsh Publishing Co. 2009
  • 30. Review: The Persuasive Essay: • A Catchy Title • Introductory paragraph with a “hook”, three main arguments and a thesis statement. • One paragraph for each of your three arguments. • Address the “counter-argument” • Closing paragraph that re-states your thesis and challenges the reader to think about it. Walsh Publishing Co. 2009
  • 31. Don’t Forget… • Make sure to read over your work and edit for mechanics and spelling. • Write neatly! • Include detail and great vocabulary. • Follow proper format: Proper heading and skip lines! Walsh Publishing Co. 2009