Persuasive Essays

A persuasive essay:

• Tells a story

• Describes an event

• Convinces an audience to do something

• Explains the cause and effect of something

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CCSS.W.7.1B

CCSS.W.7.1C

CCSS.W.7.2B

An argumentative essay serves the same purpose as a persuasive essay, except:

• It does not try to persuade the audience one way

• It is focused on one point of view

• It uses a personal anecdote

• It presents multiple sides to an argument

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CCSS.W.7.1A

CCSS.W.7.1C

The pre-writting stage of the writing process includes:

• Presentation

• Editing

• Brainstorming

• Drafting

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CCSS.W.7.2A

After brainstorming, a writer should:

• Begin to write a draft

• Publish the research

• Create a presentation

• Write a reflection on the pre-writing process

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CCSS.W.7.2A

CCSS.W.7.5

Revising and editing include checking (check all that apply):

• Organization

• Grammar

• Spelling and Capitalization

• Punctuation

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CCSS.W.7.4

CCSS.W.7.5

After you writing is revised and edited, which is the best practice?

• Turn it in

• Evaluate the writing

• Ignore peer input

• Spell check

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CCSS.W.7.5

Pathos is an appeal to:

• Logic

• Truth

• Common sense

• Emotion

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CCSS.L.3.1G

Ethos is an appeal to:

• the credibility of data or statistics

• the credibility of the author or expert

• the credibility of money

• the credibility of logic

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CCSS.L.3.1G

Logos is an appeal to:

• A symbol

• Onomatopoeia

• The king

• Logic

Select all that are examples of a credible source:

• Youtube

• Academic Databases

• Blogs

• Government Websites

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CCSS.L.9-10.2B