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Essay Review

Essay Review. The Persuasive Essay. ENG 3UI Ms. Frayne. The Typical 5 Paragraph Essay. Introduction (Hook - Thesis – Argument Indicators). 1 st Supporting Argument (Point - Evidence - Explanation). 2 nd Supporting Argument (Point - Evidence - Explanation).

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Essay Review

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  1. Essay Review The Persuasive Essay • ENG 3UI • Ms. Frayne

  2. The Typical 5 Paragraph Essay Introduction (Hook - Thesis – Argument Indicators) 1st Supporting Argument (Point - Evidence - Explanation) 2nd Supporting Argument (Point - Evidence - Explanation) 3rd Supporting Argument (Point - Evidence - Explanation) Conclusion (Restate Thesis - Recap Arguments - Universal Statement)

  3. Think Beyond “5” Hook – Introduce topic (anecdote, definition, description, questions, etc.?) Paragraphs . . . Introduction (Hook - Thesis – Argument Indicators) Thesis and Argument Indicators 1st Supporting Argument Example #1 (P-E-E) 1st Supporting Argument (Point - Evidence - Explanation) 1st Supporting Argument Example #2 (P-E-E) 2nd Supporting Argument (Point - Evidence - Explanation) 2nd Supporting Argument Example #1 (P-E-E) 3rd Supporting Argument (Point - Evidence - Explanation) 3rd Supporting Argument Example #1 (P-E-E) 3rd Supporting Argument Example #2 (P-E-E) Conclusion (Restate Thesis - Recap Arguments - Universal Statement) Conclusion (Restate Thesis - Recap Arguments - Universal Statement)

  4. The Persuasive Essay • In the persuasive essay, you must defend your side of an argument. You are no longer merely showing, you are convincing. • It is always best to take a side that you believe in, preferably with the most supporting evidence.

  5. The Persuasive Essay must: • present a side and make a case for it, • consider and refute alternative /counter arguments, *Be aware of other sides, but be fair to them; dismissing them completely may weaken your own argument). • prove to the undecided reader that the opinion presented is the best one.

  6. Counter-Argument • When you write an essay you present a thesis and offer evidence to support its truth . . . • When you counter-argue, you consider a possible argument against your thesis. It allows you to anticipate and pre-empt objections that a skeptical reader might have.

  7. Counter-Argument has 2 Stages: • Turn against your argument to challenge it Many people may [believe/argue/feel/think/suppose/etc.] that [state the counter-argument] It is often [argued/imagined/supposed/etc.] that [state the counter-argument] [It would be easy to/One could easily] [think/believe/argue/etc.] that [state the counter-argument] It might [seem/appear/look/etc.] as if [state the counter-argument here] • Turn back to your argument to re-affirm it. What this argument [overlooks/fails to consider/does not take into account] is ... This view [seems/looks/sounds] [convincing/plausible/persuasive/etc.] at first, but ... . . . but, . . . yet, . . . however, . . . nevertheless , . . . Still

  8. Where to Put a Counter-Argument? • as part of your introduction—before you propose your thesis—where the existence of a different view is the motive for your essay, the reason it needs writing; • as a section or paragraph just after your introduction, in which you lay out the expected reaction or standard position before turning away to develop your own; • as a quick move within a paragraph, where you imagine a counter-argument not to your main idea but to the sub-idea that the paragraph is arguing or is about to argue

  9. In addition to using counter-arguments, a good persuasive essay includes . . . Tools of Persuasion • Logic—convincing facts/evidence; • Rhetorical Devices—writing techniques that help state your case eloquently, in a way that will reach the hearts and minds of your audience; • Persistence—rarely are people persuaded immediately or easily.

  10. Rhetorical Devices

  11. Sources • Elmore, Phil. “The Tools of Persuasion.” Phil Elmore Individual Authoring Services. Web. 25 November 2004 • Harvey, Gordon. “Counter-Argument.” Harvard University Faculty of Arts and Sciences. 1999. Web. 2 October 2010. • Oldham, Davis. “What is a Counter-Argument?”. Shoreline Community College. Web. 2 October 2010. • “The Persuasive Essay.” The Department of English, University of Victoria. 1995.Web. 2 October 2010.

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