Persuasion Essay

Writing Assignment #5: Persuasion Essay

"What specific strategies do you employ to do well in your classes? Do you ask the professor what is needed for an A and make sure you attend every class, as Giovanni suggests in her essay? Do you take meticulous notes, study every day, just cram the night before exams, or have a lucky shirt for test days? Write an essay in which you present your argument for how to succeed in college in a way that others could emulate."

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Writing Assignment Requirements 

1. 750-1000 words

2. MLA format

3. Thesis statement (claim)

4. Concrete, specific details

5. Interesting title

6. No contractions

7. No second person pronouns

8. Fully developed introduction

9. Fully developed body paragraphs

10. Fully developed conclusion

11. You should use at least three points (evidence) to support your claim.

12. You should acknowledge at least one opposing argument.

13. You should perform formal research for this assignment. An essay without outside source material will automatically receive a failing grade. Please use at least three outside sources in your essay (one of the sources can be the essay from the course textbook).

14. Use MLA documentation style (in-text citations and works cited page). An essay without complete documentation will automatically receive a failing grade.

Planning the Persuasion Essay – Fill this out before you start the essay.

· I have chosen to take a position on the following issue:

· The purpose of my argument will be to _____express and defend my own assertion, _____ qualify or oppose another author's point of view, _____ convince my audience to change its mind or behavior.

· My audience is 

· I will base my argument on _____ personal reputation and experience, _____ logic and reason, _____ or emotions of the audience.

· Here is my tentative claim (thesis): _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________

· Three major reasons why I hold this opinion are:

1. )

2. )

3. )

· I think the following would agree with me: 

· These people or groups would agree with me because 

· I believe the following would disagree with me: 

· These people or groups would disagree with me because

Persuasion Checklist 

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· My thesis clearly presents the subject and my position. _____ yes _____no

· My thesis gives a clear indication that my purpose is to _____ express my own opinion, _____ qualify or oppose another point of view, _____ convince my audience to change its mind or behavior.

· My thesis indicates that I will base my argument on _____ my own reputation and experience, _____ logic and reason, _____ emotions of my reader.