Persuasive Essays

We write persuasive essays to... 

• inform our audience with research about one topic.

• Persuade the audience to agree with our opinions

• To tell a story

There should be _____ paragraphs in a persuasive essay. 

• 1

• 2

• 5

• 4

There are three ways to start a persuasive essay. What are they?

• Ask a question, state a fact, or make a general statement. 

• Say, "Hi my name is....", then introduce your opinion, then make a call to action. 

• Just list your reasons on each line. 

What is the name of the paragraph that starts your persuasive essay?

• Introduction

• Body Paragraph

• Conclusion

What is a persuasive or argumentative essay?

• An essay that is meant to convince readers to adopt a particular point of view or take a certain action

• An essay that tells the story of an event that happened in real life

• An essay that presents facts, ideas, and explanations

• An essay that presents the writer's thoughts and beliefs about a subject or an event

Persuasive writing?

• tells why an event.

• short works. 

• persuades readers to adopt a point of view or take an action.

• tells why an event.

What does it mean to persuade someone?

• To give facts about a topic

• To make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth of something

• To give your opinion about a topic

• To lie about a topic

When you are writing to persusade someone to take action, you are writing an

• Narrative

• Informational/Explanatory piece

• Opinion piece

If you are trying to persuade someone, you are making an _______________ for / against something.

• Assessment

• Argument

• Augmentation

• Aragram

The goal of an argument is to...

• entertain someone with a story

• learn something

• get someone to see your point of view

• sound smart