1. How do you write a good thesis
statement?

2. In this lesson you will learn how to
write a thesis statement by
choosing a topic and organizing
your reasons.

3. Let’s Review
Let’s Review
We brainstorm ideas for a persuasive essay
by thinking about topics that give us strong
feelings.
Persuasive Essay Topics
1. Start the school day
later.
2. Recycling bins at all
schools.

4. 1. Ask questions to select your topic
2. Write reasons to convince people
3. Write 1-2 sentences using your opinion
and your reasons

5. 1. Ask questions to select your topic
Do I feel
Do I have a
strongly
lot to say?
about it?
Persuasive Essay Topics
1. Start the school day
later.
2. Recycling bins at all
schools.

6. 2. Write reasons to convince people
Why should
Start the school day we start the
later. school day
Get more sleep. later?
Be on time.
Make better use of our
time.

7. 3. Write 1-2 sentences using your opinion
and reasons
Start the school day A later start to the
later. school day is valuable to
Get more sleep.
teachers and students.
By starting school later,
Be on time.
everyone would get
more sleep, be on time
Make better use of our for school, and make
time. better use of their time.

8. 1. Ask questions to select your topic
2. Write reasons to convince people
3. Write 1-2 sentences using your opinion
and your reasons

9. In this lesson you learned how to
write a thesis statement by
choosing a topic and organizing
your reasons.