ESSAY: PERSUASION One of the most important skills to learn in writing is persuasion. For this project, you will write an essay comparing and contrasting two things. They can be items (apples and oranges), events (Waterloo and Normandy), places (Hawaii and Alaska), people (two politicians), or anything you can think of. OBJECTIVES Compose a persuasive essay using regular triangle organization. Use comparison and contrast development.
These are an attempt to remind you of each critical item you should be sure to include in your essay. A good idea would be to go back and check these things off as you read them in your essay to be sure you included each of these parts, if you have additional time after finishing your essay. Breakdown of Directions: 1. Has a relevant thesis and supports that thesis with evidence from documents – a. To address this make sure that your thesis actually answers the question being posed in the prompt.
Use evidence that is appropriate to your topic. 2.Vary the phrases of illustration you used Description Making sure audience is fully immersed in the words on the page. Tone set of a person, place, or thing using senses and use of arrangement . Order to organize your descriptive writing. Classification To break down broad subjects and to reduced them into more specific parts breaking it down into subcategories 1.
The opening sentences can be descriptive, begin with an interesting statistic or a quotation. The introductory sentences will lead the reader to the point of your paper and to a clear thesis statement. This statement clearly tells the reader what your paper is going to cover. Thesis statement An example of a thesis statement: Although people frequently react to stress in harmful ways, there are four positve methods one may use to manage stress effectively. ((2 main ideas: problem/solutions) A writer begins with a broad topic and narrows it down to a manageable size.
Genre is a kind of writing such as a proposal, a report, a letter, a profile, a poem, ECT. In this section Bullock and Goggins emphasize how “Genres have particular conventions for presenting information that help the writers write and the readers read” (9). A stance is your attitude towards your topic, how others perceive you. Bullock and Goggins point out “The way you express that stance affects the way you come across as a writer and a person” (12). The design should be determined by what circumstances your writing is
For space: e.g., to the right of the house, etc. Your Interpretation of the Persepolis or "Omelas" How does your analysis of the book or story “add up”?Have you made interpretations of the novel or realizations that are worthy of writing about? Will your reader learn something by the end of your essay? What specifically do you hope the reader will learn from your essay? If no, then: You might have to brainstorm and free write at this point.
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There are two ways to read and annotate the poem. Choice one is to read quickly to get the gist of the poem and then reread using the highlighting and marginal notes. Choice two is to read slowly, as if speaking aloud and then reread to confirm that you understand the full impact of the poem. Try to isolate two references that strike you and this can be your opening and closing. Your opening sets the tone of your essay and possibly raises the expectation of the reader, spending time on this paragraph can maximize your score.
Submit your interview questions and answers as well as a brief summary of the session. Be sure to ask probing and follow-up questions. Your interview questions must follow the themes/objectives for our course. You will need to include questions related to: Picture Books, Reading Aloud, Literary Awards, Censored Books, Multicultural Literature, Trends in Children’s Literature and any additional questions that you feel would be relevant. What was your overall impression of this individual?
The body of the paper must include the following: Introduction /Purpose/Objective Write an introduction for your paper. What is the purpose of the paper? Tell me about what you are going to talk about. When the paper has been read, what is it that the reader should have gotten out of it? Concept defined Elaborate on the points that need to be defined (starting from a