You should take BOTH sides in the prompt if you really believe in both answers.

• TRUE

• FALSE

How many reasons does your thesis statement need for WHY you chose that side?

• One reason

• Two reasons

• Three reasons

• Four reasons

This is a STRONG thesis statement

• TRUE

• FALSE

How should you end your essay?

• Thesis statement

• Repeating all your examples

• Call to action - tell the reader to do something!

• Bring up 1 new idea

Your BODY PARAGRAPHS should be how many sentences long?

• 1 sentence

• 2 to 5 sentences

• 3 to 5 sentences

• 5 to 7 sentences

How many Persuasive essays will you do in the STAAR English II EOC?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 0

The essay is scored on what range?

• 0 - 100

• 1 - 10

• 1 - 4

• A - F

Body paragraphs are more effective when the writer uses -

• quotes from famous people.

• anecdotes and examples.

• song lyrics.

• quotes from the passages.

"In addition" is a transition phrase that could be used in what paragraph?

• Conclusion

• Body 1

• Body 2

• Introduction

______would be a good transition for the CONCLUSION.

• To begin with,

• Primarily,

• On the other hand,

• Ultimately.