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Letter to the Gods

Letter to the Gods. Teaching Persuasive Writing through Creative Writing. Prompts. Odysseus : Sabotage Polyphemus by forging a letter from Polyphemus to Poseidon, asking for you, Odysseus, to be forgiven.

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Letter to the Gods

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  1. Letter to the Gods Teaching Persuasive Writing through Creative Writing

  2. Prompts • Odysseus: Sabotage Polyphemus by forging a letter from Polyphemus to Poseidon, asking for you, Odysseus, to be forgiven. • Odysseus: Describe what occurred in Polyphemus’ cave to Poseidon and explain why you had no choice but to blind Polyphemus. Use your tone to beg for forgiveness and help. • Polyphemus: Describe what occurred in your cave to Zeus and explain why you should be allowed revenge. Express your pain and anger through your tone.

  3. Letter Outline • Intro • Salutation • Body • Claim • Counterclaim • Conclusion • Closing with Signature

  4. Salutation • Dear • Good day • Hello • Dearest • Greetings • To whom it may concern • Be Creative. • Be persuasive. • Be appropriate!

  5. 1. Introduction • Hook (remember your audience) • Basic Topic Information (give some context) • Claim • Counterclaim

  6. 2. Claim Counterclaim • Topic Sentence (Claim) • Concrete Detail • Commentary • Topic Sentence (Counterclaim) • Concrete Detail • Commentary • Refutation/Rejection of Counterclaim (weakness)

  7. 3. Conclusion • Claim revisited • Counterclaim • Lasting Statement (drive it home!)

  8. Closing

  9. Tone • Remember, you are arguing for or against something. You are trying to convince your audience. Use persuasive words!”

  10. Revision Checklist • Thesis: Does the idea of your thesis connect to the entire letter? • Organization: Did you provide enough for a persuasive response? (Thesis, Claim, Counterclaim, Rejection, etc.) • Diction: Is your word choice formal enough? • Are you writing in first person? (The letter should read like a character from The Odyssey) • Tone: Is your tone persuasive enough for the prompt? • Citations: Did you cite textual evidence correctly (line numbers)? • Check grammar, spelling, & sentence mechanics.

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