Introduction
What comes first in a persuasive essay, the thesis or the hook?
What is the hook?
True or false?
The reader should be able to predict your body paragraphs by simply reading the thesis statement.
What is true.
The last sentence of the introduction
Where does the thesis belong in an essay?
The first sentence of the introduction.
Where does the hook belong in an essay?
To convince, motivate, or move readers to a certain point of view
What is the purpose of persuasion?
To present the general topic and state the writer's point of view
What is the purpose of the introductory paragraph?
It states the main idea of each body paragraph?
What is a topic sentence?
focus on a central idea, specific, and arguable
What are the 3 main parts of a thesis statement?
What is the job of the hook?
To grab the readers attention
Organized collections of computerized information or data such as periodical articles, books, graphics and multimedia that can be searched to retrieve information
What is a library research database?
historical or contextual information
What is background details?
presents evidence you have gathered to confirm your thesis statement
What is the body paragraphs?
Is this a correct thesis statement and why:
Closing all American borders for a period of five years is one solution that will tackle illegal immigration
Correct: a thesis statement should be focused, specific, and arguable
“It is hard to fail but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.” - Teddy Roosevelt
Quote technique
The most widely accepted method for research validation that has continued successfully with relatively minor changes for some 350 years
What is peer review?
True or false:
Your introductory paragraph should have phrases such as, "In my humble opinion, . . "
What is false.
True or false?
3 arguments are sufficient for persuasive essays
What is true?
Is this a correct thesis: why or why not?
People should not drive down the wrong side of the street.
No, stating an obvious fact or something that no one would disagree with provides a dead end.
Which technique is being used below? Every year 14 billion pounds of garbage are dumped into the worlds oceans.
Fact Technique
List five kinds of secondary evidence:
What is:
True or False?
Your introductory paragraph should include phrases such as, "In this paper I will. . . "
What is false.
True or false:
Acknowledging points of view different from your own is necessary in a persuasive essay.
What is true because it fosters credibility between you and your audience?
Is this a strong thesis statement? Why or why not?
Today’s teenagers are not outside enough.
This is a weak thesis statement. It is not specific or arguable.
What does enough mean? This is too broad to mean anything.
What are three of the five hook techniques:
What is
List four kinds of primary evidence:
What is
1. interviews
2. raw data from research
3. eyewitness testimony
4. personal observation