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Tri 3 Final In-Class Notes. PERSUASIVE WRITING NOTES. Persuasive Vocab. Persuasive Essay – the writer builds an argument and supports opinions with a variety of evidence, such as facts, statistics, examples, and statements from experts. For Example…Cats vs. Dogs.
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Persuasive Vocab • Persuasive Essay – the writer builds an argument and supports opinions with a variety of evidence, such as facts, statistics, examples, and statements from experts
For Example…Cats vs. Dogs • Fact: Dogs have lived with humans for over 14,000 years. Cats have lived with people for only 7,000 years. • Statistic: While 3 out of 4 adults (74%) said they like dogs a lot, only 2 out of 5 respondents (41%) said they like cats a lot. • Example: There was a serious fire in 2007 and a dog managed to pull its owner out to safety. • Statements from Experts: As Fordham University English professor and author Mary Bly put it, "Dogs come when they're called; cats take a message and get back to you."
Persuasive Vocab Thesis Statement - the arguable point of the essay that summarizes main point; unifying Usually one sentence,takes a stand (author’s perspective) It’s the MORTAR that holdsthe essay together.
For Example… High school is more difficult than middle school. Being a teenager is a challenge at times. Toby Mac is the bestfavorite rapper. Cats are better than dogs.
Introduction • Hook your reader – draw them in! • Present topic • Present thesis statement and at least three reasons for position
Persuasive Vocab Transition– Words that help tie ideas together and move the reader through the text. Examples: of course, however, unless, consequently, lastly
In-Text Citation • MUST GIVE CREDIT WHEN PRESENTING SOMEONE ELSE’S IDEAS!!! • Put source info in parenthesis after information • Author’s name • If no author, put shortened version of title Example: No author For example, a high school in Arizona had a cost increase of $157,000 when they switched to year-round schooling (“Traditional Calendar”). Author For example, since 1980, 95 percent of schools that tried the year-round schedule changed back to a traditional calendar (Prado).
Works Cited Page MUST BE INCLUDED IF YOU HAVE IN-TEXT CITATION. Format: Last name, first name. “Title of Article.” Website Name. Date of website or article. Web. Date YOU accessed it. **If there is no author, just start with title. Works Cited Prado, Kathie. “Schools moving towards untested year- round idea.” The Citizen. 20 March 2002. Web. 7 May 2013. “Traditional Calendar or Year-Round School?” Save Our Schools Save Our Summers. 13 April 2010. Web. 7 May 2013.
Vocabulary Historical Context - Refers to the _______________, setting, religious or philosophical views, and social structures that have shaped a given __________. Example of historical statement: A story where a family loses their brother because of the Vietnam War. events time
Vocabulary beliefs Social context - Refers to the cultural ____________ and values influencing _____________, major issues affecting the population, family structures, and economic conditions of a given area or _______________________. Example of statement of Social Context: A story where two sisters struggle to make friends because they dress poorly (and aren’t very socially accepted because of it). behavior community
Parts of Speech • Noun - A person, place, thing, or idea • Examples: teacher, student, mall, pencil, love • Verb- A word that shows action • Examples: assigns, wish (the action, NOT the thing), is • Adjective- A word that describes a noun • Examples: amazing, evil, slower, fastest • Adverb- A word that describes or modifies a verb. • Examples: Daily, yearly, slowly, quickly • Pronoun - A word that takes the place of a noun. • Examples: I, me, we, you, he, she, it
Parts of Speech • Preposition - A word that shows relationship of a noun or pronoun to another word in a sentence; also shows location in time (when) and space (where) • Under, in, around, by, to, on • Interjection - A word or group of words that expresses emotion. • Egads, ah, wow, uh, yes • Conjunction- A word that joins two words or groups of words in a sentence. • Examples: and, or, nor, but, so