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Planning the Persuasive Essay

Planning the Persuasive Essay. 1. Choose a point of view. Make a t-chart Place the 2 opposing points of view on each side List 3 arguments for each Ask yourself, “Which argument can I defend best?” Select that one as your point of view . 2. Write the Thesis.

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Planning the Persuasive Essay

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  1. Planning the Persuasive Essay

  2. 1. Choose a point of view. • Make a t-chart • Place the 2 opposing points of view on each side • List 3 arguments for each • Ask yourself, “Which argument can I defend best?” • Select that one as yourpoint of view.

  3. 2. Write the Thesis • But wait….what is a thesis???

  4. Thesis • The MOST IMPORTANT SENTENCE in your paper • Lets the reader know the main idea of the paper • Answers the question: “What am I trying to prove?” • Not a factual statement, but a claim that has to be proven throughout the paper • The thesis should guide the reader through your argument Purdue University Writing Lab

  5. Which thesis statement is the most effective for an argument about the need for V-chips in television sets? • Parents, often too busy to watch television shows with their families, can monitor their children’s viewing habits with the aid of the V-chip. • To help parents monitor their children’s viewing habits, the V-chip should be a required feature for television sets sold in the U.S. • This paper will describe a V-chip and examine the uses of the V-chip in American-made television sets. Purdue University Writing Lab

  6. Now, write your thesis • State your argument without using I and provide a preview of your three main reasons for your point of view

  7. 3. Audience Try to understand the audience and influence that audience. (You need to know what makes them tick, so you can conquer them with your views). Who is your audience? What is important to them in this issue?

  8. 4. Arguments Use convincing arguments.You must be persuasive! Write down the three strongest arguments you can think of to prove your thesis

  9. 5. Support • Present argument with support. • Come up with facts, details, and examples to back up each of your arguments • Be specific. • Use strong vocabulary in your arguments. Write down three supports for each of your arguments

  10. 6. Provide logical order. Arrange your three arguments in the order of weakest to strongest Numbering your arguments: 1 (weakest), 2, and 3 (strongest)

  11. Connecting your ideas • Transition between every paragraph to make your ideas flow and to make you sound convincing • Transition within paragraphs between ideas for the same reason http://departments.weber.edu/writingcenter/Grammar and Punctuation Handouts/Transitions1.htm

  12. 7. Create your outline • Take out a clean sheet of notebook paper and put your MLA heading the top • Title it “Persuasive Essay Outline” • Next, copy the black words exactly as I have it in the word document

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