Persuasive Essay Parts

What do you use to defend your position in a persuasive essay?

• Grapes and popcorn

• Your opinion

• Reasons and evidence

• Details

This sentence wraps up your essay and tells the reader what you've already told them.

• Thesis

• Restated thesis

• Call to action

• Counter argument

If you manage to get the reader to agree with you, this sentence tells them what they must do.

• Counter argument

• Details

• Example

• Call to action

What is the least amount of paragraphs you can have in your persuasive essay

• 5

• 4

• 1

• 9

To start out a paragraph, we should use a...

• ... transitional phrase.

• .... comma.

• .... conclusion.

What are the parts of the first argument?

• Topic sentence, supporting details, closing sentence

• Opposite view, supporting details, closing sentence

• Refutation, supporting details, closing sentence

• Topic sentence, supporting details, strong ending.

What is the least amount of paragraphs you can have in your persuasive essay

• 3

• 4

• 1

• 9

What is the main purpose of a persuasive essay?

• To inform the reader

• To entertain the reader

• To persuade the reader

• To describe a process

Which part of a persuasive essay introduces the main argument?

• Conclusion

• Introduction

• Body paragraph

• Counterargument

What is a counterargument in a persuasive essay?

• An argument that supports your thesis

• An argument that opposes your thesis

• A summary of your main points

• A personal anecdote