Persuasive essays are the essay type most frequently called for in college, business, and daily life. You will often be asked to take a stand on an issuecensorship on the Internet, whether a company should invest in on-site child care, or whether a new super-store will help or hurt your communityand then try to persuade others to agree with you. Examination questions asking you to agree or disagree are really asking you to take a position and make a persuasive case for that position by providing facts, referring to an expert, incorporating examples, predicting potential consequences, and answering the opposition.
The introductory paragraph opens the essay and tries to catch the readers interest. It usually contains a thesis statement, one sentence that states the main idea of the entire essay. The body of an essay consists of one, two, three, or more paragraphs, each one making a different point about the main idea. The conclusion brings the essay to a close. It might be a sentence or a paragraph long.
For the purpose of this assignment, your completed essay should be around 2 pages long and written in 3rd person POV.
Research-based Persuasive Essay Assignment, Part 1: Introductory paragraph with thesis statement, in-text citation, and Works Cited page.
The goal of this writing assignment is to help students learn how to write a Persuasive Essay. Most academic writing is persuasive in nature. Students are often required to pick a topic, write a thesis statement, research the topic using scholarly resources, use those resources to compose an essay, and convince the reader that the writers position is valid.
The Persuasive Essay Introduction Paragraph that you write for this assignment will be used as the Introduction Paragraph for the Persuasive Essay. So by doing this assignment well, you are really “killing two birds with one stone.” A strong opening paragraph is important to a well written essay. You will need one documented source in the opening paragraph.
Refer to this checklist of steps as you write a persuasive paragraph.
PERSUASIVE ESSAY (PART 1) INSTRUCTIONS:
Narrow the topic in light of your audience and purpose. What do you wish to persuade your reader to believe or do?
Compose a topic sentence that clearly states your position for or against. Use should, ought, must, or their negatives.
Use a writing organizer, freewrite, or brainstorm to generate all the reasons you can think of. (You may want to freewrite or brainstorm before you narrow the topic.)
Select the best three or four reasons and drop those that do not relate to your topic sentence.
If you use facts, be sure that they are accurate and that the source of your facts is clear. If you use an example, be sure that it is a valid one and adequately supports your argument. If you refer to an authority, be sure that he or she is really and authority and not biased. If one of your reasons predicts the consequence, be sure that the consequence flows logically from your statement. If one of your reasons answers the opposition, be sure to state the opposition’s point of view fairly and refute it adequately.
Make a plan or an outline for the paragraph, numbering the reasons in the order in which you will present them.
Write a draft of your persuasive paragraph, using transitional expressions wherever they may be helpful.
Revise as necessary, checking for support, unity, logic, and coherence.
Proofread for errors in grammar, punctuation, sentence structure, spelling, and mechanics. Consider doing so in the TLC.
Submit your final draft in MLA style/format. Make sure to include in-text citations and a Works Cited page.
PLEASE USE THESE SOURCES YOU DO NOT HAVE TO USE ALL OF THEM IF NOT NEEDED.
https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/healthcare-fix
https://doaj.org/article/8a180255120f4317a25d9c7034e54767
https://doaj.org/article/657c049843144f7d82bca6276961b373
https://academic.oup.com/eurpub/article-abstract/30/4/785/5733895?redirectedFrom=fulltext
https://pubmed-ncbi-nlm-nih-gov.applibproxy.fvtc.edu/33143030/
https://pubmed-ncbi-nlm-nih-gov.applibproxy.fvtc.edu/33143030/
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