Elements of the Persuasive Essay

What are the parts of a thesis?

• Your opinion + your ideas + your claims

• There are only 2 parts

• Your opinion on the prompt + the subject of the prompt + your 2 reasons for your opinion

• Your opinion + your counterargument + your reasons

You should brain storm before you write.

• True

• False

Ideally, how many paragraphs should your essay have?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

Which of the following is a thesis?

• English is the best class because I really like it.

• English is the best class because Mr. Horstman & Ms. Rohde teach it.

• English is the best subject because it is the most fun class and students learn more in that class than any other.

• I think English is the best class since that is the class which I get to see most of my friends.

In persuasive writing, the "thesis statement" is known as ______.

• Topic Sentence

• Position Statement

• Main Idea

• Main Sentence

Tags

CCSS.W.9-10.1

CCSS.W.9-10.1A

True or False: Persuasive focuses on opinion, not fact.

• True

• False

Which persuasive strategy uses numbers and facts?

• Pathos

• Ethos

• Claim

• Logos

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.8

Which persuasive strategy encourages you to feel a specific emotion?

• Pathos

• Logos

• Research

• Kairos

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.6

Which persuasive strategy wants you to believe and trust in them?

• Research

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Logos

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.6

CCSS.SL.9-10.3

Define the word counterargument.

• Shares the point of view of people who do not agree with your claim fairly presented with a reason.

• Shares the point of view of people who agree with your claim fairly presented with a reason.

• Shares the point of view of people who do not agree with your claim fairly presented with questions.

• All of the above