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Persuasive Essay:
Defending a Position
Mrs. Pasquini
Assignment
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Write a minimum 6 paragraph persuasive essay in
which you defend a position on a controversial
topic.
Use at least 4 sources to support your position.
Use 2 types of sources, including at least 2
Infotrac/SIRS articles.
Step One
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Choose a topic that is truly
a controversy.
 Look on SIRS for topic
ideas
Step Two
Develop a for/against chart
 Decide which side contains the
strongest arguments.
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A good thesis…
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should clearly and concisely state
the main point of the paper.
is arguable.
is located as the last sentence in
introductory paragraph.
states the argument and which side
you’re arguing.
Organization
Order of Importance
 Save the best argument for last
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Organization: Outline format
Heading
Header
Title
Thesis:
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Introduction
II. Argument #1
A. Examples, evidence, etc.
B. Examples, evidence, etc.
III. Argument #2
A. Examples, evidence, etc.
B. Examples, evidence, etc.
IV. Argument #3 (Best)
A. Examples, evidence, etc.
B. Examples, evidence, etc.
V. Opposition
A. Argument(s)
B. Refutation
VI. Conclusion
Step Three: Writing the
First Draft
Introduction
 Body
 Conclusion
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Audience & Tone
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Audience—teacher, peers,
magazine/newspaper
Formal--3rd Person Point of View,
no contractions
Introduction
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Engage audience’s attention using an
introductory technique.
Provide background introduction of
subject.
Provide a persuasive thesis stating
your argument (without using the first
person).
Body
Clarify your three arguments.
 Provide evidence from
research for each argument.
 Address the opposition and
refute.
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Conclusion
Reinforce your position(thesis).
 Use common ground
technique, if possible.
 Refer back to your introductory
technique.
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There are 2 ways to cite web sites:
1. Cite a specific article from the web site
2. Cite the entire web site as a general resource
Specific Article From Web
Site
Dybas, Cheryl. “Winter Ice on
Lakes, Rivers, and Ponds: A Thing
of the Past?” National Science
Foundation Web Site. National
Science Foundation, 10 January
2008. Web. 11 March 2008.
Entire Web Site
Smithsonian Web Site. Smithsonian
Institution, 15 February 2008. Web.
10 October 2009.
*If there’s no publisher, write N.p.
*If there’s no date, write n.d.
Dybas, Cheryl. “Winter Ice on Lakes, Rivers,
and Ponds: A Thing of the Past?” National
Science Foundation Web Site. National
Science Foundation, 10 January 2008. Web.
11 March 2008.
1. Author’s name
2. Title of article
3. Title of scholarly project, database, periodical or professional
or personal site (underlined); or, for a site with no title, a
description such as Home Page
4. Name of any institution or organization sponsoring or
associated with the web site
5. Date of electronic publication
6. Medium of publication
7. Date when you found the resource
Bennett, Jessica. “From Lockers to Lockup.”
Newsweek 2 February 2007: n. pag.
Infotrac. Web. 2 January 2008.
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Author’s name
Title of article
Title of periodical
Date of publication
Page number (use n. pag. If there’s no page #)
Title of database
Medium of publication
Date when you found the resource
Bennett, Jessica. “From Lockers to Lockup.”
Newsweek 2 February 2007: n. pag.
SIRS Researcher. Web. 2 January 2008.
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Author’s name
Title of article
Title of periodical
Date of publication
Page number (use n.pag. If there’s no page #)
Title of database
Medium of publication
Date when you found the resource