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  1. Persuasive Essay Worksheets & Activities

    Beyond that, there are a few more tricks that one can use to enhance one's skills quickly. These persuasive essay worksheets and activities will help students master these tricks. Creating Persuasive Attention Catchers Activity - Students practice creating persuasive leads that immediately push the reader toward their side of the argument.

  2. PDF PERSUASIVE LANGUAGE

    Persuasive writers frequently play on their readers' sense of fairness to persuade. If a writer attempts to convince you that something is unfair or that people have been treated poorly, they may be exploiting your sense of fairness. • Family values. Everyone believes that family is important. As such, persuasive writers often appeal to

  3. Quiz & Worksheet

    Instructions: Choose an answer and hit 'next'. You will receive your score and answers at the end. question 1 of 3. Nora believes that her favorite band is the best band ever. To support her ...

  4. Quiz & Worksheet

    This quiz and worksheet allow students to test the following skills: Reading comprehension - ensure that you draw the most important information from the related lesson on persuasive writing ...

  5. PDF PERSUASION

    Choose a topic from the list below, and write a persuasive essay outline. From the remaining topics, choose five, and write thesis statements. 1. Junk food should be banned from school cafeterias 2. Students should not have to write exams 3. Children as young as eight years old are declaring their commitment to vegetarianism.

  6. PDF The SAT® Practice Essay #1

    Adapted from Paul Bogard, "Let There Be Dark." ©2012 by Paul Bogard. Originally published in Los Angeles Times, December 21, 2012. At my family's cabin on a Minnesota lake, I knew woods so dark that my hands disappeared before my eyes. I knew night skies in which meteors left smoky trails across sugary spreads of stars.

  7. PDF Writing a Persuasive Essay

    Structure and organization are integral components of an effective persuasive essay. No matter how intelligent the ideas, a paper lacking a strong introduction, well-organized body paragraphs and an insightful conclusion is not an effective paper. The Introduction. Simply enough, the introductory paragraph introduces the argument of your paper.

  8. PDF Writing the Persuasive Essay

    As a general guideline, when writing a persuasive essay: 1. Have a firm opinion that you want your reader to accept. 2. Begin with a grabber or hook to get the reader's attention. 3. Offer evidence to support your opinion. 4. Conclude with a restatement of what you want the reader to do or believe.

  9. PDF SAMPLE PERSUASIVE ESSAY

    Please note that this is a sample essay to help inspire and guide your own original writing of a persuasive essay assignment. Be sure to review your assignment instructions and grading rubric, complete each task in the instructions, and contact your instructor with assignment questions. SAMPLE PERSUASIVE ESSAY

  10. PDF The Persuasive Essay

    The Persuasive Essay - Handout 2022. Ill'Austln. Peay APSU Writing Center Persuasive Essay The Persuasive Essay Resource(s): LB Brief Handbook, 5th edition, Chapter 12; OWL at Purdue website A persuasive essay is an essay in which the writer takes a side on an issue and tries to convince the reader to see the situation from the writer's point(s ...

  11. PDF Characteristics of a Persuasive Essay

    This handout takes you through all six steps in the process of writing a Persuasive Essay. Step 1. Step 2. Step 3. Step 4. Step 5. Step 6. Organizing your Thoughts (Brainstorming) Researching your Topic Developing a Thesis Statement Writing the Introduction Writing the Body of the Essay Writing the Conclusion.

  12. Persuasive Writing

    Quiz your students on Persuasive Writing practice problems using our fun classroom quiz game Quizalize and personalize your teaching. ... A typical persuasive essay has HOW MANY paragraphs. 4. 3. 5. 2. 120s. Q 4. ... as a printed PDF.

  13. PDF Argumentative Essay Writing

    Matthew Barbee, 2015 1 Name_____ Class_____ In an argumentative essay, your job is make the reader agree with your opinion about a controversial topic. You have to (1) state your opinion, (2) give reasons to support your opinion, and (3) argue against the opposite opinion. Overall, you must convince the audience that your side of the

  14. PDF Persuasive Writing Quiz (Study Guide)

    c. End the essay d. Give background information 5. Using a professional's words to support your stance and grab your reader's attention is called… a. Question b. Quotation c. Anecdote d. Exaggeration 6. This is your feeling about a topic. It shows whether you support the topic or not. a. Stance b. Transition c. Opposing stance d ...

  15. Persuasive Writing Quiz

    Persuasive Writing Quiz. 1. Multiple Choice. What is the purpose of a thesis statement in a persuasive essay? 2. Multiple Choice. True or False. When responding to a prompt it is important to pick a side and stay on topic. 3.

  16. PDF Persuasion: Persuasive Essay

    Use the following criteria to evaluate persuasive essays. Score 4. Score 3. Score 2. Score 1. Audience and Purpose. Provides arguments, illustrations, and words that forcefully appeal to the audience and effectively serve persuasive purpose. Provides arguments, illustrations, and words that appeal to the audience and serve the persuasive purpose.

  17. PDF Selective entry high school

    PRACTICE PERSUASIVE WRITING ASSESSMENT. Write a persuasive piece arguing whether or not you believe the Olympics are a waste of money. Be sure to draw from the stimulus material as well as your own ideas. The cost of the 2016 Rio de Janerio Summer Olympic Games was estimated to be $20 billion dollars. 'The Olympics are a wonderful metaphor ...

  18. Persuasive Writing Quiz Questions And Answers

    Persuasive writing is a form of writing where the writer uses words to convince the reader that the writer's opinion or idea is correct in regard to an issue. In this quiz, we'll test your knowledge, asking you to identify attributes of persuasive writing. You'll be asked a few questions, and you have to choose the best answer for each of them.

  19. PDF Writing a Persuasive Essay

    Lesson 1: Directions for Writing a Persuasive Essay (cont.) Lesson 1: Directions for Writing a Persuasive Essay These are the main features of a persuasive essay: • Purpose: Your purpose in writing an essay is to persuade people concerning your viewpoint. This will more likely be successful if you have strong opinions about the topic.

  20. PDF Persuasive Essay

    The main aim of a persuasive essay is to make an effective argument. Thus, persuasive essays are written as if the writer is attempting to convince his or her audience to adopt a new belief or behavior. While expository essays strive to explain or clarify a topic, persuasive papers take a stand on an issue. However, simply having an argument

  21. PDF WRITING TEACHER RESOURCE #3 Persuasive writing

    Provide students with Persuasive devices: A starting list (Activity Sheet #3B), which outlines the particular persuasive device used in each example on Activity Sheet #3A. Help students create their own example of each device. Practise Use one or more of the following options so students can practise the strategy.

  22. Quiz & Worksheet

    About This Quiz & Worksheet. The argumentative essay relies on logic and evidence to prove or disprove a thesis. Test your understanding of writing an argumentative essay with this quiz and worksheet.

  23. Final Exam Persuasive Essay Rubric

    Final Exam Persuasive Essay Rubric - Free download as PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or read online for free. Test