Persuasive Writing

Persuasive Writing

•          the purpose is to persuade or convince the reader of your point of view
•          use facts, testimony, examples
•          transition examples: Another reason is……; This is proven by…….;  

Assignment:  Due on Monday, January 21^st

Choose a topic of something that you have strong feelings about such as the examples below and write a paragraph convincing the reader. 

Why dogs are better than cats.	Why Heritage is the best school.
Why soccer is the best sport.	Why sugar is bad for you.
Why Math is good for you.	Why Hannah is cool.
Why reading the book is better than watching the movie.	Why video games are good for you.

This is how it will be evaluated:

   

 Persuasive Writing Evaluation

Arguments are valid and convincing.	1       2       3       4
Good sentences and transitions between them.	1       2       3       4
The assignment is relatively error free.	1       2       3       4
Total	/12

Levelling Up

(For those who want to strive to an even higher level of writing excellence)

     Persuasive Writing Evaluation

Arguments are not only valid and convincing, but they are written well, with confidence and authority.	1       2       3       4       5
The sentences flow with transitional phrases or words that make the paragraph coherent.	1       2       3       4       5
The assignment is relatively error free and the sentences have variety .	1       2       3       4       5
Total	/15