Persuasive Writing

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Persuasive Writing

• Persuasive Writing Turkey Sandwich

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Parts of a Persuasive Essay

• There are ten components of a persuasive essay
• 1 Must be a minimum of 5 paragraphs.
• 2 Each paragraph should be seven to ten
  sentences.
• 3 An interesting opening that contains a HOOK.
  Grab your readers attention.
• 4 Thesis Statement explains what your essay
  will be about and lists your three reasons.

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Parts of an essay continued

• 5 Stick to one side
• 6 Use transitions between paragraphs to
  introduce a new idea.
• 7 Must include facts and statistics
• 8 Use supporting examples or expert opinions
• 9 Avoid saying I or I Think
• 10 Conclusion- restates the thesis and gives the
  call to action.

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Building an essay is similar to building a
sandwich

• First, you need a thesis this is represented as
  the top layer of your bread.
• Next, you need your first reason, this should be
  the least important reason because you are
  discussing it first, this is represented as the
  cheese.
• After, you need your next reason, this is
  represented as the ham.

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Continuing to build our sandwich

• Furthermore, your last reason which should be the
  most important is the turkey.
• Lastly, you need to finish up your sandwich with
  another slice of bread and that is when you
  restate the thesis and have a call to action
  which is the mayonnaise.

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Lets Spice it up

• Now, that you know the basic format, you need to
  think how you could make your essay more
  interesting to your reader and leave an
  impression.
• Examples Facts, Statistics, Expert Opinions,
  Quotes
• Statistic
• Expert Opinion
• Facts and Examples

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Bon Appetite

• Now that you know the ingredients to a delicious
  persuasive essay, lets start practicing.