Persuasive Table of Contents
How do you organize to persuade?
Start: Thesis Statement
First you need a good thesis statement, the gist sentence that explains your message. Try an exercise at:
http://www.mce.k12tn.net/reading39/paragraph_unit/lesson3.htm
Second, OSPI provides these guidelines:
1. Order of Importance
2. Causal Chain (Snowball, House that Jack Built)
3. Concession and Rebuttal
Should be same slides here:
4. Persuasive Introductions
Purpose of Introductions
Modeled Strategies
Introduction Notes and Prewriting
1. grabs the reader’s attention
Imagine. The WASL test has been plopped in front of you. You panic: no posters on introductions and word strategies are on the wall. What will you do? Remember the tips from writing class, and "Don't Panic."
2. implies an organizational structure of the paper
Family, don't worry. I know powerful words, excellent BEARS strategies, and organizational strategies.
3. is connected to the body of the writing and is a clear lead-in to the position
(done--- the reasons above)
4. includes a position that is stated or implied
I know how to write persuasively.
Introduction Draft:
Imagine. The WASL test has been plopped in front of you. You panic: no posters on introductions and word strategies are on the wall. What will you do? Remember the tips from writing class, and "Don't Panic." Family, don't worry. I know powerful words, excellent BEARS strategies, and organizational strategies. I know how to write persuasively.
Revised:
Imagine. The WASL test has been plopped in front of me. Should I panic: no posters on introductions and word strategies are on the wall like in writing class. What will I do? Family, don't worry. Do you know how to write with powerful words, such as sprint instead of run? or my poodle Pico instead of just my dog? Do know causal chain? concession and rebuttal? Do you know bandwagon, experts, or statistics? I do, so "Don't Panic." I know how to write persuasively.
Another Lesson:
5. Persuasive conclusions
Writing Conclusions Outline:
1. Clearly connects introduction and body of the paper
2. Gives a sense of completion
Offer a Solution: the writer suggests some possibilities to resolve the problem posed.
3. Does more than restate your arguments and position
a. Make a Prediction: similar to a startling statement, this can be a warning or an encouragement.
b. Tell your position again.
4. Gives the reader something to think about
Call to Action: the writer implores the audience to change.
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