How do you make sure your persuasive opinion essay is easy to read ?

1. How do you make sure your persuasive opinion essay is easy to read ?

2. In this lesson you will learn how to organize ideas and evidence in a persuasive essay by using paragraph form.

3. Let’s Review Let’s Review A paragraph is several sentences grouped together to discuss one topic. Remember:Indent every new paragraph! Paragraphs are about one thing and their topic sentences should also be about one main thing.

4. Let’s Review Let’s Review Writing Process 1 2 3 Generate Ideas Write Drafts Revise & Edit

5. Too much information in your topic sentences Rescuing a shelter pet is great because some animals have been abandoned, and shelters can’t keep them all. There is too much information in this sentence! Try “Rescuing a pet from the pound has many advantages.”

6. 1 Review your supporting reasons. • Use your list to draft supporting paragraphs. • (Paragraph=Topic Sentence + Details) 2 3 Restate your thesis in a final paragraph.

7. 1 • Review your supporting reasons. Thousands of dogs and cats do not have a home, so adopting a shelter pet is a great choice. • Some pets are abused • Sometimes costs no money • Shelters can’t keep too many animals Why is it a great choice?

8. +’s of adopting a pet • Some pets are abused • Sometimes costs no money • Shelters can’t keep too many animals These will become topic sentences for my paragraphs.

9. 2 • Use your list to draft supporting paragraphs. • (Paragraph=Topic Sentence + Details) • Some pets are abused. • Chance for a new life for a dog or cat • New pet will be thankful • Makes you feel good • Animals need love Many pets are abused or abandoned everyday. Topic sentence You can give a dog or a cat a chance for a brand new life. Your new pet will love you for rescuing him.

10. Sometimes costs no money. • Pet stores are expensive • Adopting an animal can be free • Sometimes you pay a donation or small fee • You help the shelter to care for other animals Adopting a pet is very affordable. If you buy a pet from a pet store, you will pay a lot of money. My cousin adopted a dog and only paid a small fee. The shelter uses the money to pay for supplies and food for the other animals.

11. Shelters can’t keep too many animals. • Shelters don’t have a lot of space • Keeping animals is expensive • Some animals need medicine or special care • Shelters have to put dogs and cats to sleep Animal shelters can’t keep a lot of dogs and cats. Most shelters do not have enough money to pay for food and medicine for all the animals. If animals stay too long, they might be put to sleep. Topic sentence

12. Conclude your essay by restating your thesis. 3 Thousands of dogs and cats do not have a home, so adopting a shelter pet is a great choice. If you remember all the advantages of adopting a shelter pet, you might find the perfect dog or cat for your family.

13. Thousands of dogs and cats do not have a home, so adopting a shelter pet is a great choice. Many pets are abused or abandoned everyday. You can give a dog or a cat a chance for a brand new life. Your new pet will love you for rescuing him. Animal shelters can’t keep a lot of dogs and cats. Most shelters do not have enough money to pay for food and medicine for all the animals. If animals stay too long, they might be put to sleep.

14. Adopting a pet is very affordable. If you buy a pet from a pet store, you will pay a lot of money. My cousin adopted a dog and only paid a small fee. The shelter uses the money to pay for supplies and food for the other animals. If you remember all the advantages of adopting a shelter pet, you might find the perfect dog or cat for your family.

15. 1 Review your supporting reasons. • Use your list to draft supporting paragraphs. • (Paragraph=Topic Sentence + Details) 2 3 Restate your thesis in a final paragraph.

16. In this lesson you have learned how to organize ideas and evidence in a persuasive essay by using paragraph form.

17. Using your thesis statement and supporting reasons, draft body paragraphs for your persuasive essay, including a topic sentence and evidence.

18. On a sheet of paper write two different topic sentences for a new essay. • Switch papers with a partner and practice rewriting, or paraphrasing the topic sentences to fit at the end of an essay.

19. Select a piece of your own writing to review. Is the topic sentence your thesis and a reason? Did you repeat your thesis at the end of your essay?