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    PERSUASIVEESSAY

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    This instruction manual aims to help you improve your essays of persuation. Commonly used to attract your readers into your own thoughts, ideas, or opinion. A powerful form of essay much used in the business industries. In this instruction manual, you will learn more about essay compositions, and how to render your message effectively. Creating a successful persuasive essay requires that you use FACTS, not opinions. In order to write a convincing paper, you must first TAKE SIDES and then USE EVIDENCE. Fact: Something that is TRUE. A fact is based on direct evidence, actual experience, or observation. Opinion: Statement of BELIEF. It shows one’s feelings about a subject.

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    This instruction manual aims to help you improve your essays of persuation. Commonly used to attract your readers into your own thoughts, ideas, or opinion. A powerful form of essay much used in the business industries. In this instruction manual, you will learn more about essay compositions, and how to render your message effectively. Creating a successful persuasive essay requires that you use FACTS, not opinions. In order to write a convincing paper, you must first TAKE SIDES and then USE EVIDENCE. Fact: Something that is TRUE. A fact is based on direct evidence, actual experience, or observation. Opinion: Statement of BELIEF. It shows one’s feelings about a subject.

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    This instruction manual aims to help you improve your essays of persuation. Commonly used to attract your readers into your own thoughts, ideas, or opinion. A powerful form of essay much used in the business industries. In this instruction manual, you will learn more about essay compositions, and how to render your message effectively. Creating a successful persuasive essay requires that you use FACTS, not opinions. In order to write a convincing paper, you must first TAKE SIDES and then USE EVIDENCE. Fact: Something that is TRUE. A fact is based on direct evidence, actual experience, or observation. Opinion: Statement of BELIEF. It shows one’s feelings about a subject.

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    PERSUASIVEESSAY

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    Gemma Joy Gimenez
    This instruction manual aims to help you improve your essays of persuation. Commonly used to attract your readers into your own thoughts, ideas, or opinion. A powerful form of essay much used in the business industries. In this instruction manual, you will learn more about essay compositions, and how to render your message effectively. Creating a successful persuasive essay requires that you use FACTS, not opinions. In order to write a convincing paper, you must first TAKE SIDES and then USE EVIDENCE. Fact: Something that is TRUE. A fact is based on direct evidence, actual experience, or observation. Opinion: Statement of BELIEF. It shows one’s feelings about a subject.

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    Persuasive Essay Format: Introduction

    Fishing! a.k.a. HOOK OPENER


    a. QUOTE
    b. QUESTION
    c. FACT or STATISTIC
    WHAT are we talking about here?
    Also called the topic sentence.
    WHO are you writing this for, and why would they care?
    This is your audience.
    Write a thesis that TAKES SIDES and identify at least 3
    MAIN POINTS that prove your side.

    Persuasive Essay Format:


    BODY
    (should be 4 paragraphs total)

    3 paragraphs:
    Each one has a TOPIC SENTENCE.
    Find several REASONS supporting thesis and write one
    paragraph on EACH ONE.
    Support them with detailed EXAMPLES and EXPLANATIONS.

    1 paragraph:
    Reader COUNTERARGUMENTS.
    Why are they wrong?
    also known as the REBUTTAL.

    Persuasive Essay Format: Conclusion

    Echo thesis (RESTATE IT, STILL TAKING SIDES)


    Re-mention the three main points you made, the
    counterarguments, and your rebuttal.
    Include a SO-WHAT, a sense of closure and why this matters.
    Movie ending FEEL IT! powerful!

    When you finish, double check:


    CAPITALIZATION
    each sentence begins with a capital
    all names begin with a capital
    each important name in the title begins with a capital
    ORGANIZATION
    handwriting is neat
    order of events is easy to follow
    beginning and ending make sense
    all sentences are complete with subject and verb
    transitional words and phrases are used correctly
    PUNCTUATION
    quotation marks are used when ended
    commas are used when necessary (pause, list, quotations)
    sentences end with a period or another type of punctuation
    SPELLING
    words are spelled correctly

    Supporting Arguments with Facts


    Creating a successful persuasive essay requires that
    you use FACTS, not opinions. In order to write a
    convincing paper, you must first TAKE SIDES and
    then USE EVIDENCE.
    Fact: Something that is TRUE. A fact is based on
    direct evidence, actual experience, or observation.
    Opinion: Statement of BELIEF. It shows ones
    feelings about a subject.

    Read the two columns on


    your paper with a partner!
    One side is FACT and the
    other OPINION. Which is
    which? Discuss how you
    know.

    Here are a few examples of FACTS WITH SUPPORT:


    1. Jessie loves to read. Her favorite authors are
    Beverly Clearly and Louis Sachar. She likes to read
    for at least an hour every night after dinner.
    2. It is important to read to young children. Research
    shows that children who are read to from birth until
    they reach school age score significantly higher in all
    academic areas.
    Note: It is important to make sure that your evidence SUPPORTS
    YOUR ARGUMENT clearly. Make sure they MAKE SENSE and FIT
    together.

    Transitions

    Transitional words are used to show HOW IDEAS


    ARE CONNECTED. Transitions take your reader
    FROM ONE THOUGHT TO ANOTHER. More
    importantly, if you dont make connections between
    your ideas, the reader will probably insert their own
    thoughts not always a good idea. In persuasive
    writing, its important that you LEAD the reader in
    the DIRECTION YOU WANT them to go dont allow
    them to make their own connections.
    The following is a list of commonly used
    TRANSITIONS.

    Common Transitions

    and
    but
    or
    while
    although
    unlike
    while
    however
    in other words

    to sum up
    because
    in conclusion
    consequently
    first
    next
    sometimes
    surely
    on the other hand

    Transitional words are very useful in


    persuasive writing because they help you
    show BOTH SIDES of the arguments.
    Lets say that youve just finished reading
    about the Iditarod Alaskan Dog Sled Race
    and want to use that race as a focus for your
    persuasive writing. In particular, you plan to
    focus on how some people think that the
    animals are treated cruelly.

    One of the first things you need to do is STATE


    BOTH SIDES OF THE ARGUMENT.
    Animal rights groups say the Iditarod
    race is cruel to dogs and should be
    discontinued. Mushers, ON THE OTHER
    HAND, say their dogs are treated better
    than most animals and are bred to race.
    In this example, on the other hand is the
    TRANSITIONAL PHRASE.
    You should try to use AT LEAST TWO transitional
    phrases PER PARAGRAPH to start.

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