I. Tips for Writing a Persuasive Essay:

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I. Tips for Writing a Persuasive Essay

1. 1.Grab your readers attention in the first
   paragraph.
2. State your opinion clearly.
3. Support your opinion with clear examples.
4. Present your examples from the least important to
   the most important.
5. Use the last paragraph to summarize your report.
6. Use your last paragraph to convince the reader
   that you are right.

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II. Essential Steps for writing a persuasive
essay

• Identify your main idea or point of view. Your
  purpose will be to persuade your audience to
  accept this idea or point of view.
• Identify your audience. To write an effective
  persuasive essay, try to understand your
  audience.
• A. For example, are your readers undecided
  about your issue?
• B. Or are your readers hostile to your
  point of view?
• C. This is called considering your audience,
• 3. identify the strongest supporting points for
  your persuasion.
• 4. Identify the most significant opposing view.
  Explaining and then refuting the opposing view
  strengthens the credibility and scope of your
  essay.

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III. How to organize your persuasive essay

• 1. Introduction
• a. Your introduction should hook your reader's
  attention and provide background information on
  your topic or controversy.
• The paragraph should end with a clear statement
  of your main idea or point of view.
• Body paragraphs
• a. Your body paragraphs should present the
  points in support of your main idea.
• b. Each body paragraph should focus on one
  point.
• c. Be sure to provide evidence or examples for
  each point.
• 3. Conclusion
• a. Creatively restate your main idea and
  supporting points.
• b. Try to leave your audience even more
  connected to your topic and persuaded by your
  main idea or perspective

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Your Writing Plan
What will the topic of your essay
be? ______________________________________________
______________
What is your opinion on this topic? ______________
________________________________________
Reason 1 _________________________________________
___________________
Why? Support your reason. ________________________
______________________________
Why? Support your reason. ________________________
______________________________
Reason 2 _________________________________________
___________________
Why? Support your reason. ________________________
______________________________
Reason 3 _________________________________________
___________________
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Evaluating your Persuasive Essay
Question Yes . No . If No, what needs to be done to improve the essay?
1. Does the writer state their opinion clearly?
2. Does the writer grab the readers attention in the first paragraph?
3. Does the writer provide legitimate arguments for the opinion?
4. Does the essay include facts, statistics, or examples to support the arguments?
5. Does the writer avoid faulty generalizations, testimonials, labeling, use of the bandwagon technique, and faulty cause and effect?
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Evaluating your Persuasive Essay-continued
Question Yes . No . If No, what needs to be done to improve the essay?
6. Does the writer present arguments from least to most important?
7. Does the writer appeal to the readers ethics, emotions, or reason?
8. Does the writer summarize his or her position in the last paragraph?
9. Does the essay convince the reader of the writers position?
10. Has the writer corrected mistakes in spelling, grammar, and punctuation?
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Paper Subjects

• Should Marijuana be legal
• Should the legal driving age be 16
• Should we have year round school