Day 2 with the Persuasive Essay

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Day 2 with the Persuasive Essay
Welcome Back
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Persuasive Convincing Argument(Sales Pitch)

• Complaints
• Letter to the Editor
• Memo to the Boss
• Job in Sales
• Working with Customers
• Dealing with Vendors

How is this useful to me?
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Using Persuasive Writing to Sell a Product or Idea
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Persuasive
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One reason,
Reason 1
Reason 2
Tell me more.

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A wireless laptop should be a basic classroom
tool for every 21st century high school student.
Take your stand.
In addition,
Reason 3
In summary,,
Wrap-up

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The center box states your position. Three boxes
tell reasons why. The last box is the wrap-up.
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• Explanation
• Examples
• Experience

Remember to pick only one detail from each of the
three boxes to Elaborate.
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Persuasive
Also,
One reason,
Cost effective
Career training

• Online textbooks/
• Assessments feedback
• Conservation

• Techn.
• Timely
• Higher skills

Tell me more.
A wireless laptop should be a basic classroom
tool for every 21st century high school student.
Take your stand.
In addition,
Motivate
In summary,,
Wrap-up

• Multi-sensory
• Interactive
• Cutting edge

The center box states your position. Three boxes
tell reasons why. The last box is the wrap-up.
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When was the last time that you spent a day
without coming into contact with a
computer-related device? You wake up in a climate
controlled room, regulated by a pre-set
computerized thermostat. The tantalizing aroma of
freshly brewed coffee fills the air because last
night you programmed your Mr. Coffee to perk
precisely thirty minutes before your alarm
shrilly rang brrrrrring brrrrrrrring at 605. You
hit a button on your home computer, and
instantaneously you learn the temperature and
weather conditions, traffic patterns, scheduled
activities, and email correspondences for the
day. You may even download and print out your
lessons! Later, you plan to enter your students
attendance and grades into a computer at school.
For you, as for your students, the computer has
become an integral part of your life. A wireless
laptop for every student is as vital as a number
2 pencil. Every high school student must have
this valuable resource as part of their school
supplies because it is cost effective, provides
valuable career training, and is highly
motivational by todays multi-sensory
visually-orientated global student. Although
there is an upfront cost initially, in the long
run a wireless laptop is a cost effective
educational tool.
Hook
Stand
Thesis Statement
Box 1
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Information in textbooks can become outdated
while Internet websites can be updated with
minimal effort. There are thousands of online
textbooks that can be accessed in minutes.
Websites housing online textbooks in every
subject from mathematics to Shakespeare to
economics are readily available. Most online
texts can be translated into several languages
using Babelfish for ELL students. Assessments,
given to students using technology, can offer
teacher and students immediate and accurate
feedback. Imagine the savings in paper, toner,
and copy costs if students and teachers used more
technology! In addition, technology provides
valuable and authentic career training for
students. Students can collaborate on assignments
instantly with peers via email. Can you think of
a job today that does not use email? Teachers
can develop technology-supported engaging
learning projects that enable students to solve
real-world problems, retrieve information from
online resources, and connect with experts.
High-school students can develop a mock
technology company and use the Internet,
scanners, and presentation software to plan and
deliver speeches to stockholders. Evidence
indicates that when used effectively, "technology
applications can support higher-order thinking by
engaging students in authentic, complex tasks
within collaborative learning contexts" (Means,
Blando, Olson, Middleton, Morocco, Remz
Zorfass, 1993).
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Most important of all, technology is highly
motivating to the 21st century multi-media
oriented student. Students can prepare and
present homework or project work using multimedia
such as power point, charts and graphs, music or
video files. Using the students preferred
learning styles, teachers can use alternate
assessments. Special needs and limited English
students may be able to more fully participate in
mainstream classes using the power of
multi-sensory presentation of content. Students
can maintain an ongoing electronic portfolio of
work that can go with the student from grade to
grade or to a different school. High school
students may create a multi-media portfolio for
work prospects or application to higher
education. What could be more engaging to a
student? Such innovations are cutting edge in
education and are appearing throughout the
country. Many colleges, such as the University of
Tennessee, are requiring education majors to
create an online multi-media portfolio. The
useful portfolios are looked upon by students
with pride and a sense of accomplishment. In
conclusion, a laptop computer is a vital tool in
education today. Putting a laptop in the hands of
our high school students is not only preparing
them for a career and life, but it is also
motivating. Although the initial investment may
be costly, this compact technology will prove to
be cost effective in the long run. No student
preparing to be a productive member of our
technological society should be without one! What
would your life be like tomorrow if technology
was eliminated along with Mr. Coffee and email?
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Wrap Up
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