Preparing for the Persuasive essay

1. Preparing for the Persuasive essay AP SPANISH LANGUAGE & CULTURE 2014 Ken Stewart ● Chapel Hill, NC

2. How can I express my opinion in a convincing way? • A persuasive essay is like charming someone: build your case forcefully and intelligently without offending them.

3. 5 steps to a 5… • Párrafo 1Introducción: Presentación de la tesis • Párrafo 2 Refutar el punto de vista opuesto • Párrafo 3 Inclusión de la evidenciaqueapoyadirectamente la tesis • Párrafo 4 Últimosdatos: ampliación de la informaciónpresentada, inclusión de la opinión general sobre el tema, analogías y datosqueayuden a reforzar la tesis • Párrafo 5 Conclusión: resumen de lo planteado, reafirmación de la tesis. Se puedecerrar con unacita o anécdota personal/famosa y dejar un final abierto (interroganteplanteado, anuncio de posiblesconsecuencias, etc.)

4. GUIDELINEs • Begin with a concise statement of position on the issue (Hook sentence) • State your position • Support this position with valid evident from the sources • (facts, statistics, examples, reasons, • expert opinions, responsible appeals to emotion)

5. Address the audience whose views may differ from your own. • Anticipate opposing arguments. • Conclude in a way that prompts the reader to change their way of thinking or to take a certain course of action

6. “Writing comes more easily when you have something to say.” --Sholem Asch • Develop your thesis statement to take a stand on the issue and that focuses your argument. • Se debepreservar la quinceañeratradicionalyaquereflejaun rito especial para la honorada tanto como el valor y la identidad de la familiahispana.

7. Narrow your position to one strong, clear statement. • One way to do this is to ask yourself, “What should be done about it?”

8. An unfocused idea a focused statement of position • Smoking is a terrible Smoking should be banned • habit. From cafés and restaurants • as well as from other public • places. WHAT SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT IT? They ought to do something The public should give about the panhandlers panhandlers food downtown. vouchers instead of cash.

9. How do I develop my argument? • Once you have stated your position, make a case for it. • Use facts, examples from the sources, anecdotes that show your readers what the issue entails and why it’s important. • Appeal to your readers’ emotions, but do so sparingly. Example--

10. ESTABLish common ground • Recognize the other side of the argument. • Distinguish fact from opinion. • Use statistics accurately. • Build credibility. (Quote sparingly or none at all) • Set an effective tone. • Check your logic. • Evaluate your points. (re-emphasize your strongest point)