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· Create a persuasive essay using a guided template

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A persuasive essay convinces the reader to agree or disagree with an idea. When writing a persuasive essay  you use reasons and examples to convince readers of your point of view. To do this, you must research and provide cited evidence for your argument.

Here is an example of a persuasive essay.

Why Students Should Eat Breakfast Every Day

University of Murcia

A lot of people, especially young people, go through the day without having breakfast. Many people believe that it is not necessary, or they say that they don’t have time for that, and begin their day with no meal. I believe that everyone should eat breakfast before going to their activities. The purpose of this paper is to show the importance of breakfast, especially for students.  THESIS STATEMENT

The first reason why you should eat breakfast before going to school is for your health. When you skip breakfast and go to school, you are looking for a disease because it’s not healthy to have an empty stomach all day long. It’s very important to have a meal and not let your stomach work empty. All you are going to get is gastritis and a lot of problems with your health if you don’t eat breakfast.

Another reason for eating breakfast is that you need food to do well in your classes. Your body and your brain are not going to function as well as they could because you have no energy and no strength. When you try to learn something and have nothing in your stomach, you are going to have a lot of trouble succeeding. A lot of people think that they should not eat because they are going to feel tired, but that’s not true. Breakfast is not a very big meal, and on the contrary, you’re going to feel tired if you don’t have breakfast because you have spent the entire previous night without food.

The last reason to have breakfast every day is so you can avoid diseases if you eat some breakfast in the morning. If you don’t eat, you are going to get sick, and these diseases will have a stronger effect on you because you’re going to get sick easier than people who have breakfast every day.

You have to realize that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and you cannot skip it without consequences for your health, your school, and your defense mechanism. It is better to wake up earlier and have a good breakfast than run to school without eating anything. It is time for you to do something for your health, and eating breakfast is the better way to start your day.

Lesson Review

Directions: Using the pre-writing strategies and the template from the previous lessons, write a 5 paragraph persuasive essay on a topic of your choice. Place the paragraphs in the format below.

1. Paragraph 1 Introduction

2. Paragraph 2 Transition to body

3. Paragraph 3 Details and support

4. Paragraph 4 Details and support

5. Paragraph 5 Conclusion