Essay Organization: Persuasive Writing

The goal of persuasive writing it to what?

• Teach your reader a new skill

• Get someone to think what you think

• Tell a story to entertain your reader

• Get someone to do something you want them to do.

Persuasive technique that appeals to logic?

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Logos

• Persuasion

Persuasive technique that appeals to emotions?

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Logos

• Persuasion

Persuasive technique that establishes credibility?

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Logos

• Persuasion

Check all the parts of a persuasive essay (4)

• Introduction

• Thesis statement

• Call to action

• Counterclaim

• Body paragraphs with proof

The introduction does what? (2)

• Includes a thesis statement

• Has a call to action

• Explains why the other side is wrong

• Introduces and explains background

Where is the thesis statement located usually?

• First sentence, last paragraph

• Last sentence, first paragraph

• First sentence, first paragraph

• Last sentence, last paragraph

How many sentences is a thesis statement?

• One

• Two

• Three

• As many as it takes

What three things need to be in each body paragraph? (3)

• Claim

• Thesis

• Reason

• Evidence

What you are saying is your what?

• Claim

• Reason

• Evidence