Persuasive Essay

English Composition I: Persuasive Essay Worksheet

In order to complete this assignment, respond to each prompt alongside the symbol

The following questions will ask you to consider the following elements necessary to compose your essay.

· Thesis statement

· Supporting claims

· Sources

· Opposing view

· Audience

· Goal (conclusion)

To compose your thesis statement, follow this example

Topic: should the US support initiatives that restrict carbon emissions (or carbon pollution)?

Argument: I believe that the US should support initiatives that restrict carbon emissions

#1 Reason that supports your argument Exposure to carbon pollution causes adverse birth outcomes.

#2 Reason that supports your argument Carbon pollution causes extreme effects to not only humans but the earth as well.

#3 Reason that supports your argument Carbon pollution is one thing that we can control even if it’s a little at a time

Example:

Social Media sites should require secure log in for users to guard against misuse, protect user privacy, and monitor criminal behavior such as cyberbullying and fraud.

Social Media sites should require secure log in for users to guard against misuse, protect user privacy, and monitor criminal behavior such as cyberbullying and fraud.

Compose your thesis statement:

Carbon pollution is a serious matter, it causes adverse birth outcomes and even kills the earth.

Write a complete sentence which includes reason #1

Example: Social media has become a playground for those with bad intentions, while secure logins cannot eliminate all hacking, they can limit the number of users who manipulate the system for misuse.

Write your topic sentence #1 here

Carbon pollution has been studied and I found out that ” We investigated the effects of air pollutants on birth weight mediated by reduced fetal growth among term infants who were born in California during 1975–1987 and who participated in the Children’s Health Study, Results from linear mixed-effects regression models showed that a 12-ppb increase in 24-hr ozone averaged over the entire pregnancy was associated with 47.2 g lower birth weight”

Write a complete sentence which includes reason #2

Example: Invasion of privacy is near epidemic proportions; secure log ins could help limit the number of intrusions users experience in their on line communications.

Write your topic sentence #2 here

Carbon pollution not only hurts ”we the people” it raises global temperatures by trapping solar energy in the atmosphere.

Write a complete sentence which includes reason #3

Cyberbullies are emboldened by the anonymity afforded by social media, knowing who has logged on can act as a deterrent, and in worst case scenarios identify those who victimize others sometime resulting in suicide.

Write your topic sentence here #3

I believe that by reducing as much carbon pollution by restricting carbon emissions would be a really good idea to help the society’s health and also the enviroments health.

Identify, summarize and align your sources.

Source (APA reference) #1:

State which reason the source supports your claim and why.

https://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/doi/full/10.1289/ehp.8111 This website supports my claim by giving details of research that was conducted to show the negative effects of carbon emissions.

Source (APA reference) #2:

State which reason the source supports your claim and why.

Source (APA reference) #3:

State which reason the source supports your claim and why.

A persuasive essay presents a debatable topic. State the opposing view to your position.

Although, carbon emissions are extremely terrible, we must have vehicles that can get us places.

Define your audience. Audience is not the instructor or your peers (necessarily) but the persons or group you would like to convince that your position is valid and should be considered.

My audience would be to everybody who likes living on this green earth and keeping their family healthy.

In the conclusion, you will restate the main argument. What is the goal of your essay? Write a statement that communicates the outcome or change you would like to see based on your argument.

Carbon Pollution is dangerous and harms the earth and even your family, I would love to live in the world some day when we didn’t have the amount of carbon emissions everyday as we do now.