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Mastering Persuasive Essays: Crafting Compelling Arguments

Enhance your essay writing skills by crafting persuasive 3rd body paragraphs and conclusions. Refute opposition viewpoints and propose compromise solutions. Start forecasting homework.

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Mastering Persuasive Essays: Crafting Compelling Arguments

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  1. 10th Grade EnglishWednesday26 Feb. 2014 Agenda: • Finish Class Composition of 3rd Body Paragraph • Craft Your Own 3rd Body Paragraph • Craft Conclusion • Begin Forecasting Homework: • Finish your concluding paragraph tonight if you did not have time to finish in class.

  2. Learning Targets for Persuasive Body Paragraph #3 • I can brainstorm one point that the opposition might bring up to prove their opinion is true. • I can decide what their point fails to consider/acknowledge/ or prove . • I can point out problems in the opposition’s viewpoint. • I can offer a solution that works as a compromise between our two ways of thinking.

  3. Prompt for Today’s Persuasive Essay • Should teacher’s be allowed to assign homework? In an essay for the school board, argue if homework should or should not be allowed in schools and explain why.

  4. 3rd Body Paragraph:Refute the Opposition • “Some might argue . .”What would the opposite side say? • “While there might be some truth to this point, it fails to . . .” What does it fail to recognize/acknowledge/prove? • Why is the opposite view problematic? • What is a compromise that could work as a solution between your viewpoint and the opposite one?

  5. The Conclusion! • Conclusion should: • Begin with an ATW, then restate thesis • summarize main points (1 sentence per point made) • end with a call to action Concluding Advanced Transition Words: Clearly, All in all, Thus, Finally, All things considered, In fact, In short, On the whole, To sum up, Certainly, Truly,

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