Persuasive Writing

What type of sentence always starts a body paragraph?

• Topic Sentence

• Supporting Detail

• Restated Thesis

What is a hook, or lead?

• The sentence that is the main idea of an essay

• The sentence that ends the paper

• A sentence that gets the reader's attention

Your thesis statement must include the points you'll discuss.  At least how many should you have in your essay?

• One

• Two

• Three

What are the components to an argumentative thesis statement?

• claim and 3 reasons

• counterclaim and 2 reasons

• claim and 2 reasons

The young student carefully devised a strong thesis statement for her persuasive essay. 

Which of the following words is an adverb?

• devised

• young

• strong

• carefully

Television commercials are a form of persuasive writing.

• True

• False

The purpose of a persuasive essay is to...

• entertain your reader

• convince the reader you're view is correct.

• give directions

• explain how to perform an action.

The first paragraph in persuasive writing is called

• an introduction

• the body

• reasons

• opinions

The first sentence in the conclusion should be 

• The summary of your main points.

• A call to action

• a restatement of your opinion

•  a new reason

evidence supports

• your facts

• your reasons and opinions

• your conclusions

• your proof