Persuasive Writing Venture 100 Points

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Persuasion: Its an Art Persuasion: Its an Art

First Draft Due: March 7, WednesdayFirst Draft Due: March 7, Wednesday PERSUASIVE WRITING VENTURE 100 POINTSPERSUASIVE WRITING VENTURE 100 POINTS

Objectives:Objectives:

** Craft first and final drafts of persuasive papers that support arguments withCraft first and final drafts of persuasive papers that support arguments with

detailed evidence, exclude irrelevant information, and correctly cite sources.detailed evidence, exclude irrelevant information, and correctly cite sources.Mastery.Mastery.

** Compose and present persuasive speeches or other persuasive texts that useCompose and present persuasive speeches or other persuasive texts that use

logical, emotional and ethical appeals; structured arguments; and relevant logical, emotional and ethical appeals; structured arguments; and relevant

evidence from a variety of sources. Mastery.evidence from a variety of sources. Mastery.

* Use research methods (background reading, online searches, surveys, interviews) to* Use research methods (background reading, online searches, surveys, interviews) to

locate and collect reliable information from print and nonlocate and collect reliable information from print and non--print sources.print sources.

* Evaluate source information (e.g. primary and secondary sources) for accuracy,* Evaluate source information (e.g. primary and secondary sources) for accuracy,credibility, currency, utility, relevance, reliability, and perspective.credibility, currency, utility, relevance, reliability, and perspective.



Choices:Choices:----an argumentative essayan argumentative essay----a persuasive articlea persuasive article----a speecha speech----a lettera letter

----a column in thea column in thenewspaper, or blognewspaper, or blog



What it means to you:What it means to you:

An opportunity to share your claim, in an An opportunity to share your claim, in anauthentic, real, situationauthentic, real, situation

An opportunity to be published An opportunity to be published An opportunity to develop and refine skills An opportunity to develop and refine skills

necessary for productive communicationnecessary for productive communication



How to begin:How to begin:

What do I care about?What do I care about?

What am I passionate about?What am I passionate about?

What am I knowledgeable enough about What am I knowledgeable enough about to present an argument?to present an argument?



The claim:The claim: The claim goes from broad to specific.The claim goes from broad to specific. Its narrow, debatable, and supported by evidence.Its narrow, debatable, and supported by evidence. Ex:Ex: Topic: School LunchTopic: School Lunch

Starting Claim: School lunch needs to be moreStarting Claim: School lunch needs to be moreappealing.appealing. The claim that finally points out why it matters:The claim that finally points out why it matters: A schools atmosphere and culture are directly A schools atmosphere and culture are directly

related to students participation in education;related to students participation in education;

LCHS could significantly improve its atmosphereLCHS could significantly improve its atmosphereand culture by providing students with moreand culture by providing students with moreappealing, healthy meals.appealing, healthy meals.

It might need to be revisited or refined, but its aIt might need to be revisited or refined, but its agood starting point.good starting point.



Next Steps:Next Steps:

Once you have your claim, identify yourOnce you have your claim, identify yoursupporting ideas.supporting ideas.

Once you have your supporting ideasOnce you have your supporting ideaslisted, ask yourself:listed, ask yourself:

To what part of my claim does this ideaTo what part of my claim does this idearelate?relate?

Does it support my own thinking, or is it Does it support my own thinking, or is it just a related fact? just a related fact?



Do you need to educate yourself beforeDo you need to educate yourself beforeyou begin designing your text?you begin designing your text?

What do you need to know first? BeforeWhat do you need to know first? Beforeyou begin designing your text, acquire ayou begin designing your text, acquire alevel of knowledge about your rhetoricallevel of knowledge about your rhetoricalsituation.situation.

Next: Determine how knowledgeableNext: Determine how knowledgeable

you are about your claim?you are about your claim?



Before you go, think about this:Before you go, think about this:

You have a claim You have a claim great! How familiar aregreat! How familiar areyou with your audience?you with your audience?

What form is most effective for yourWhat form is most effective for yourrhetorical situation?rhetorical situation?

I have given you samples of arguments,I have given you samples of arguments,but do you need additional samples of but do you need additional samples of other forms of persuasive writing?other forms of persuasive writing?

Choose!Choose!



Library Research Days: February 28Library Research Days: February 28--

2929 If you do not have your claim, and yourIf you do not have your claim, and your

handwritten draft, you will not behandwritten draft, you will not be

permitted to do research during thosepermitted to do research during thosedays. Sound research practices involvedays. Sound research practices involveusing your own knowledge and ideas first,using your own knowledge and ideas first,so that you do not end up substitutingso that you do not end up substituting

someone elses as your own.someone elses as your own.



SoSo are you stuck?are you stuck?

Consider these ideas:Consider these ideas:

Websites like Topix should be bannedWebsites like Topix should be bannedbecause they are nothing but tools forbecause they are nothing but tools forpeople to get by with libel.people to get by with libel.

Novelist Seth GrahameNovelist Seth Grahame--GreenesGreenesreworking of historical and literary figuresreworking of historical and literary figures

to include vampires and zombies:to include vampires and zombies: CheckCheckthis out.this out.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1611224/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1611224/



More options:More options:

IDK. . . Texting as the most common means of IDK. . . Texting as the most common means of communication among teens and tweens is acommunication among teens and tweens is acertain threat to basic human communication.certain threat to basic human communication.

Mrs. Kidwell should be fired. JK Mrs. Kidwell should be fired. JK Students should be given choices about theStudents should be given choices about the

depth and scope of their core classes; fordepth and scope of their core classes; forexample, students who do not intend to go toexample, students who do not intend to go tocollege after high school, may not need Englishcollege after high school, may not need English

III and IV.III and IV. Students should be able to test out of theirStudents should be able to test out of their

core classes.core classes.



Resources:Resources: http://tonguetiedamerica.com/videohttp://tonguetiedamerica.com/video--

examples/examplesexamples/examples--fromfrom--student student--speeches/speeches/

http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resouhttp://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/persuasion_map/rces/interactives/persuasion_map/

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resourhttp://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resour

ce/588/01/ce/588/01/ http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resourhttp://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resour

ce/588/02/ce/588/02/

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