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Persuasive Paragraph

Persuasive Paragraph. Persuasive Paragraph – the goal of a persuasive paragraph is to convince your readers to agree with your opinion on an issue that concerns you. . The Persuasive Paragraph. The Structure 1. A way to express ideas about a topic

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Persuasive Paragraph

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  1. Persuasive Paragraph • Persuasive Paragraph – the goal of a persuasive paragraph is to convince your readers to agree with your opinion on an issue that concerns you.

  2. The Persuasive Paragraph • The Structure 1. A way to express ideas about a topic and change or reinforce a person's view of it. 2. May enable others to either take action or think more about the topic.

  3. B. Choosing an Issue 1. An issue is something about which people have opposing opinions or beliefs. 2. When choosing an issue, be sure you feel strongly about it. 3. Stick to one side of the issue and support that side of the issue.

  4. Stating Your Opinion 1. Attention grabbing introduction sentence. 2. The opinion statement (thesis statement) is the second sentence in your paragraph and sums up the issue and your point of view on it. 3. Avoid using personal pronouns in the opinion statement. DO NOT USE THE WORD “I” or “YOU”

  5. D. Supporting Your Opinion • Support includes reasons that tell why your opinion should be accepted and evidence to back up the reasons. 2. Support can include stories, examples, facts details, and words that appeal to readers' hearts rather than their minds. 3. YOUR PARAGRAPH SHOULD CONTAIN 1 Emotional and 2 Logical Appeals (Reasons)

  6. E. Building the Foundation 1. Support your reasons with evidence that appeals to both your readers' minds and their hearts. 2. Logical appeals- these speak to your readers' minds and are the foundation of the paper. facts, statistics, and examples 3. Emotional appeals- appeal to your readers' hearts and complement your logical appeals through word choice and an anecdote

  7. -Anecdotes is a short story that illustrate a point. Here is where you can use “I” -Word choice can enhance the emotional appeal of your paragraph by suggesting certain feelings that affect the reader's understanding.

  8. G. Conclusion • 4. Restatement of thesis • 5. Summary of reasons • 6. Call to action or closing statement also known as a clincher sentence • 8-12 sentences is allowed for this essay

  9. E. Purpose, Audience, and Tone • Purpose = to convince others to share your opinion on a topic and/or to take action on that issue. 2. When identifying your audience, consider these important questions: a. Whom does the issue affect? b. Whom do I need to convince? c. Whom do I want to take action?

  10. Tone is the attitude that you take toward your audience and topic. The tone of your paragraph should reflect your feelings for the issue. Always maintain a professional tone.

  11. TOPICS • Electives in KMHS curriculum • Price of KMHS lunch • Re-evaluation of drivers licenses in NYS • KMHS Uniform Policy • Federal Government should ban the use of animals in product testing • Increased use of Intramural program/ activities after school for Latin School students

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