Your first persuasive writing task is to convince me that YOUR person, place or thing is the best one ever. Persuade me to come over to your side. Explain to me why I should like your topic.This writing piece will take several days - research, outline, rough draft, editing, final draft. It will need to include several items in order for it to be very persuasive.
timeline for our project:
P 1/3: DAY ONE (1/4)
P 4: DAY ONE( 1/5)
> YOUR TOPIC - What your paper will be about. Make sure that you will be able to discuss this topic clearly, directly, and seriously.
> YOUR REASONS - Three well-written opinions on why YOU believe your topic is The Best. Please explain your thinking. Several sentences required. These must be thorough, and consist of well-written sentences with YOUR personal opinions on why your topic is the Best of the Best.
P 1/3: DUE WED 1/6
P 4: DUE FRI 1/7
> INTERVIEWS - TWO FRIENDS + ONE FAMILY MEMBER REQUIRED WHO FEEL/THINK THE SAME WAY YOU DO. YOU MUST HAVE:
* Their full name
* The date you spoke to them
* Their exact words - several sentences from each person you speak with full explanations why they agree with you.
>> AGAIN: You need to write down EVERY WORD THEY SAY, EXACTLY AS THEY SAY IT.
WITHOUT THESE THREE INTERVIEWS YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO CONTINUE WITH THIS PROJECT ON THIS DAY. YOU WILL BE GIVEN AN ALTERNATE ASSIGNMENT INSTEAD...AND YOU'LL BE SEVERAL DAYS BEHIND. SO, CHOOSE...WISELY.
DAY THREE- CHECK YOUR INTERVIEW INFORMATION (Required to continue working)
- RESEARCH: Find TWO experts who agree with your opinion. You need:
* Their full name
* The web address AND name of the website where you found the info
* Their EXACT WORDS - several sentences each with their explanation
why they agree with you.
DAY 4- CONTINUE/COMPLETE RESEARCH (required to continue working). Must
show me what you have to confirm you have followed directions.
* YOUR Three reasons why you believe this to be the Best of the Best.
Logical, well-reasoned, thorough information.
DAY 5 - CREATE YOUR OUTLINE
* Use your information, interviews, and research to create a plan for
your paper.
* Follow the template and example and You Can't Go Wrong!
DAY 6- TURN YOUR OUTLINE INTO PARAGRAPHS (ROUGH DRAFT)
* Expand on your outline notes to create full paragraphs
* Keep the information in the same order as your outline
* Follow the template and example and You Can't Go Wrong!
DAY 7- PEER EDITING YOUR ROUGH DRAFTS/FINAL DRAFTS
* Swap your roughs with a partner - follow the peer editing guidelines
* Swap it with another partner - do it again!
DAY 8- BIBLIOGRAPHY
* How to create your bibliography page for your final draft
* You'll need your interview information AND your expert information
DAY 9- DUE DATE FOR YOUR FINAL DRAFT AND ALL NOTES
* Put the finishing touches on your project during the first period together
* It's due before the end of Period 1/Period 3
P 1/3: DAY ONE (1/4)
P 4: DAY ONE( 1/5)
> YOUR TOPIC - What your paper will be about. Make sure that you will be able to discuss this topic clearly, directly, and seriously.
> YOUR REASONS - Three well-written opinions on why YOU believe your topic is The Best. Please explain your thinking. Several sentences required. These must be thorough, and consist of well-written sentences with YOUR personal opinions on why your topic is the Best of the Best.
P 1/3: DUE WED 1/6
P 4: DUE FRI 1/7
> INTERVIEWS - TWO FRIENDS + ONE FAMILY MEMBER REQUIRED WHO FEEL/THINK THE SAME WAY YOU DO. YOU MUST HAVE:
* Their full name
* The date you spoke to them
* Their exact words - several sentences from each person you speak with full explanations why they agree with you.
>> AGAIN: You need to write down EVERY WORD THEY SAY, EXACTLY AS THEY SAY IT.
WITHOUT THESE THREE INTERVIEWS YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO CONTINUE WITH THIS PROJECT ON THIS DAY. YOU WILL BE GIVEN AN ALTERNATE ASSIGNMENT INSTEAD...AND YOU'LL BE SEVERAL DAYS BEHIND. SO, CHOOSE...WISELY.
DAY THREE- CHECK YOUR INTERVIEW INFORMATION (Required to continue working)
- RESEARCH: Find TWO experts who agree with your opinion. You need:
* Their full name
* The web address AND name of the website where you found the info
* Their EXACT WORDS - several sentences each with their explanation
why they agree with you.
DAY 4- CONTINUE/COMPLETE RESEARCH (required to continue working). Must
show me what you have to confirm you have followed directions.
* YOUR Three reasons why you believe this to be the Best of the Best.
Logical, well-reasoned, thorough information.
DAY 5 - CREATE YOUR OUTLINE
* Use your information, interviews, and research to create a plan for
your paper.
* Follow the template and example and You Can't Go Wrong!
DAY 6- TURN YOUR OUTLINE INTO PARAGRAPHS (ROUGH DRAFT)
* Expand on your outline notes to create full paragraphs
* Keep the information in the same order as your outline
* Follow the template and example and You Can't Go Wrong!
DAY 7- PEER EDITING YOUR ROUGH DRAFTS/FINAL DRAFTS
* Swap your roughs with a partner - follow the peer editing guidelines
* Swap it with another partner - do it again!
DAY 8- BIBLIOGRAPHY
* How to create your bibliography page for your final draft
* You'll need your interview information AND your expert information
DAY 9- DUE DATE FOR YOUR FINAL DRAFT AND ALL NOTES
* Put the finishing touches on your project during the first period together
* It's due before the end of Period 1/Period 3
PERSUASIVE VOCABULARY WORDS:
Persuasion: To sway others to your point of view by means of argument and/or reasoning.
Evidence: A thing or things helpful in forming a conclusion or judgment.
Audience: The spectators or listeners assembled at a performance.
Convey: To communicate or make known.
Detail: An isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole.
Reason: A specific explanation (with facts) why something exists or happens.
Argument: A course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating truth or falsehood.
Example: One that is representative of a group as a whole
Convince: To bring by the use of argument or evidence to firm belief or a course of action.
Fact: A piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred.
Opinion: A belief or conclusion held with confidence but not proven.
Persuasion: To sway others to your point of view by means of argument and/or reasoning.
Evidence: A thing or things helpful in forming a conclusion or judgment.
Audience: The spectators or listeners assembled at a performance.
Convey: To communicate or make known.
Detail: An isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole.
Reason: A specific explanation (with facts) why something exists or happens.
Argument: A course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating truth or falsehood.
Example: One that is representative of a group as a whole
Convince: To bring by the use of argument or evidence to firm belief or a course of action.
Fact: A piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred.
Opinion: A belief or conclusion held with confidence but not proven.
IN CLASS - FRIDAY 1/9:
We worked on the outline, as noted below. This is needed for Monday!
Remember - this is a bare bones outline. A 'skeleton' of your paper. You do NOT need to write complete sentences or paragraphs in an outline. Use this to write short notes to organize your thinking so that you are able to write your rough draft easier. A few words or a name are all that's needed to get your outline clear.
A. Topic Sentence/Main idea
1. Supporting Detail - YOUR REASON 1
2. Supporting Detail - YOUR REASON 2
3. Supporting Detail - YOUR REASON 3
4. Transition/connection to next paragraph
B. Topic Sentence/Main idea
1. Supporting Detail - INTERVIEW 1
2. Supporting Detail - INTERVIEW 2
3. Supporting Detail - INTERVIEW 3
4. Transition/connection to next paragraph
C. Restatement of main idea
1. Supporting detail - EXPERT 1
2. Supporting detail - EXPERT 2
3. Summarize your position
4. Conclusion
We worked on the outline, as noted below. This is needed for Monday!
Remember - this is a bare bones outline. A 'skeleton' of your paper. You do NOT need to write complete sentences or paragraphs in an outline. Use this to write short notes to organize your thinking so that you are able to write your rough draft easier. A few words or a name are all that's needed to get your outline clear.
A. Topic Sentence/Main idea
1. Supporting Detail - YOUR REASON 1
2. Supporting Detail - YOUR REASON 2
3. Supporting Detail - YOUR REASON 3
4. Transition/connection to next paragraph
B. Topic Sentence/Main idea
1. Supporting Detail - INTERVIEW 1
2. Supporting Detail - INTERVIEW 2
3. Supporting Detail - INTERVIEW 3
4. Transition/connection to next paragraph
C. Restatement of main idea
1. Supporting detail - EXPERT 1
2. Supporting detail - EXPERT 2
3. Summarize your position
4. Conclusion
EXPERT TESTIMONY!
You need one person who is an expert in the field to agree with your Best of the Best topic. That means researching your topic online, with magazines, with books..anything printed. No videos, no TV shows or movies.
You need the full name of your expert, and an exact quote - that means a word for word account of their statement, showing how they agree with your topic. You'll need that for your third paragraph.
You need one person who is an expert in the field to agree with your Best of the Best topic. That means researching your topic online, with magazines, with books..anything printed. No videos, no TV shows or movies.
You need the full name of your expert, and an exact quote - that means a word for word account of their statement, showing how they agree with your topic. You'll need that for your third paragraph.
ROUGH DRAFT!
This is due by Wednesday. On that day, you will peer edit your drafts, then have time to craft your final draft, which is due on Thursday. If you are not finished with the RD by end of Tuesday, you've got some homework to do!
PARAGRAPH ONE:
1. Introduce Topic - * Don't say, "I'm going to tell you about...", "my paper is about...", "Hi, my name is..."
2. Explain importance of topic. * Don't say "My topic is important because..."
3. Briefly present argument (reasons why you are right)
4. This is where you would present what YOU know about the subject.
PARAGRAPH TWO:
1. In detail explain all reasons why your position is correct. (three people)
2. Save most convincing reason for last!!!
3) Each point MUST have the name of your interview subject, who they are, and their exact quote - don't add OR leave anything out.
4) Transition to the next paragraph...
PARAGRAPH THREE
1. Summarize your position.
2. Give me some expert evidence to support your claim - THEIR NAME, WHO THEY ARE (their 'credentials'), WHERE YOU GOT THE INFO FROM, and their exact quote from the article/book - there should be TWO pieces of expert information
3. Restate why your position is correct.
LAST PAGE: YOUR BIBLIOGRAPHY
* You must list where your information came from: magazines, on-line articles, books, interviews, etc. This information is found on the research paper you used when looking online for your experts, as well as the names and dates of the people you interviewed.
Open the buttons below to see an example of a completed paper, as well as the official instructions for the bibliography page (we discussed that in class as well).
This is due by Wednesday. On that day, you will peer edit your drafts, then have time to craft your final draft, which is due on Thursday. If you are not finished with the RD by end of Tuesday, you've got some homework to do!
PARAGRAPH ONE:
1. Introduce Topic - * Don't say, "I'm going to tell you about...", "my paper is about...", "Hi, my name is..."
2. Explain importance of topic. * Don't say "My topic is important because..."
3. Briefly present argument (reasons why you are right)
4. This is where you would present what YOU know about the subject.
PARAGRAPH TWO:
1. In detail explain all reasons why your position is correct. (three people)
2. Save most convincing reason for last!!!
3) Each point MUST have the name of your interview subject, who they are, and their exact quote - don't add OR leave anything out.
4) Transition to the next paragraph...
PARAGRAPH THREE
1. Summarize your position.
2. Give me some expert evidence to support your claim - THEIR NAME, WHO THEY ARE (their 'credentials'), WHERE YOU GOT THE INFO FROM, and their exact quote from the article/book - there should be TWO pieces of expert information
3. Restate why your position is correct.
LAST PAGE: YOUR BIBLIOGRAPHY
* You must list where your information came from: magazines, on-line articles, books, interviews, etc. This information is found on the research paper you used when looking online for your experts, as well as the names and dates of the people you interviewed.
Open the buttons below to see an example of a completed paper, as well as the official instructions for the bibliography page (we discussed that in class as well).