When writing a persuasive paper you must include these three things in your introduction/opening paragraph.
What is topic, position, 3 reasons?
100
My freshman year of college my friends and I went to the creek to jump off the rope swing and hike around. Near the rope swing was a cliff. My friend Andrew, Boulder, and Kate decided to jump off the cliff into the water even though it was 50 ft. high! We checked the water to make sure it was deep enough, and then jumped. Sara did not want to. She said she would just watch. She was the only one that did not do it. So we said, "Come on Sara you know you want to! Just do it! See, we are ok. The water is really deep too. I didn't even touch!"
What is peer pressure?
100
At the beginning of each paragraph it is very, very, very, very important to always, always, always, always _____________.
What is indent?
100
When you are done with your rough draft, whether you are doing an assignment with your teacher, or the Galileo Test, you must_________.
What is edit your work? (spelling check, do your sentences make sense, punctuation, capitals)
100
The transition word that begins your closing paragraph.
What is , "In Conclusion?"
200
A statement that grabs the readers attention to your writing, and wants them to keep reading.
What is a hook?
200
On my way to work today I saw many billboards advertising things. I noticed that I saw 6 billboards that were advertising the movie L4D 2. WOW!
What is repetition?
200
We get the information for the body of our story to create the pargraphs from the ____________
What is a flowchart?
200
If I repeat a word over and over again in my story it is not good. I want my story to sound interesting, not like a broken CD. Find another word for this example.
EX: This weekend I went out with my friends and we went out to that to the movies that were way out there.
What is " This weekend I went out with my friends, and we went to the movie theater that was very far away next to Arrowhead Mall."
200
The two things that get re-stated from your introduction/opening paragraph into your closing paragraph.
What is postion and 3 reasons. (WE ALREADY KNOW THE TOPIC!) :)
300
Topic, position, and 3 reasons combined make up the main sentence of your introduction/opening paragraph. It is called a ______.
What is a thesis?
300
Kelly Clarkson is a very famous singer. Before she became a singer she was a simple girl from a small town with a good voice. Now, she makes thousands, and maybe a million dollars a year after she was discovered on American Idol.
What is testimonial?
300
When writing your details into your paragraphs, it is important not to copy JUST the three things you wrote on your flow chart. Rather you need to ______________ on the details you wrote.
What is elaborate?
300
When you are writing you want to sound sophisticated and adult like with your words. "Good Word Choice" should ring through your head! Where can you go to find words that will make you sound more sophisticated?
What is a thesaurus?
300
What to end the closing paragraph with in order to keep the reader thinking and to conclude our story.
What is, one good thing that will happen if our position wins?
400
Your _________ must be mentioned in the introduction opening paragraph, otherwise you do not have a persuasive paper.
What is a position?
400
It is well known that every minute that passes, a baby is born into this world. Every 3 minutes a baby is born into this world with drug addictions because their parents were doing drugs. Do you want to be that parent who makes an innocent child suffer?
What is numerical fact?
400
There should be at least ____________ sentences in each paragraph written.
What is 6 or more!
400
It is very, very, very important that your sentences do not start with the same word every time. Again, you will sound like a broken CD. You also must write simple sentences as well as ______________ sentences in order to get good points with your sentence fluency.
What is compound?
400
At the end of every paragraph you will get extra points if you find a way to ___________ that idea (that paragraph only!)