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Writing a persuasive letter or essay. 1. Start your work by brainstorming strong arguments to support your opinion statement. These arguments will form the topic sentences for the middle of your essay/letter. 2. Find examples or expert opinions to support your arguments. 3. Make an outline. Be sure you have information to support your points. 4. Use your outline to write your rough draft. 5. Revise your work using the 6-traits rubric for persuasive essays for your grade. 6. Be sure you have a call for action at the end of your letter/essay. (What you want readers to do.) 7. Finalize the essay and print it to hand in. Your outline should resemble this: I. Introduction lead background information opinion statement II. First point to support your opinion as a topic sentence. Explanation/facts Example Expert quotation III. Second point to support opinion as a topic sentence Explanation/facts Example Expert quotation IV. Third point to support your opinion as a topic sentence Explanation/facts Example Expert quotation V. Conclusion Summarize the arguments Call for action Following is a link to a 6-trait rubric for persuasive writing. http://www.fm.coe.uh.edu/resources/language_arts/persuaderubric.pdf |
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