Weekend and Persuasive Essay Info

Homework due Monday is, as usual, the green sheet.

I have also told students that they need to have their completed first draft by Wednesday, and might want to work on it over the weekend if they know the week ahead is going to be busy (or vice versa). Since they have already had to produce the introduction and first two proofs, they are in good shape.

The first draft needs to be a 5 paragraph essay for blocks 2 and 4, and a 6 paragraph essay for block 3. It has to be readable, but neatness and spelling are not going to affect the grade to any major extent. I am looking for lots of details and evidence to support their ideas, not skimpy paragraphs. Somewhere in the body paragraphs, students need to use the following persuasive techniques:

One Testimonial (a quote from someone recognized as an expert, but possibly in this case someone they know, like a teacher)
One Research-based quotation (from the web or other source)
One piece of data (a statistic from their research, results of a poll they conduct themselves, et cetera)

As they write, they should remember that their audience is the School Board.

Keep Going!

 

Tonight's homework is to write the second BODY / PROOF paragraph of your persuasive essay.

 

Parents, keep up the good work -- I heard two students complaining in the hall today that their parents always know the homework and they can't get away with anything! 

 

:-)

 

 

Paragraph 2

Tonight, students will write the second paragraph of their persuasive essay/letter. This paragraph is their first PROOF paragraph, but the second actual paragraph of the essay. If you need a refresher on 5 paragraph essay structure, head on back to the slide show from October 15th on writing responses to text. The information you want begins at slide 12. The basic structure is the same for responses to text and persuasives: Introductory paragraph, 3 proof paragraphs, concluding paragraph.