Persuasive Speech and Writing Flashcards
Is a writing that tries to convince a reader to do something or to believe what you believe about a certain topic
Persuasive Writing
It takes a position for or against something
persuasive writing
The format of paragraphs in a persuasive writing
1st - introduction
2nd-4th - body
5th - conclusion
introduction consists of
hook, thesis statement
body consists of
arguments with supporting details
where main points are summarized and reviewed and the reader is left `with something to think about.
CONCLUSION
The First step of persuasive writing
- Know your audience
The second step of p.w.
- Pick a side
where is the position of the topic generally found in?
opening paragraph or introductions
The third step of p.w.
Do your research
IN ORDER TO CONVINCE THE
READER YOU NEED MORE
THAN JUST AN OPINION; YOU
NEED ______ and _____ TO
BACK YOUR OPINION. SO, BE
SURE TO DO THE RESEARCH!
Facts and examples
The fourthstep of p.w.
- Make a Plan, Then Write
Enumerate the 4 hooks
An anecdote or scenario
A quotation
An interesting fact or statistic
A question
The writer provides a personal experience or made-up situation to introduce
the position.
Anecdote or scenario
The writer asks thought-provoking questions to capture the reader’s interest.
A question
The writer gives an interesting piece of information to grab the reader’s attention.
Facts or statistics
Get your reader’s attention with a challenging thought.
Riddles
is one sentence at the end of your introduction that
thesis statements
general idea of arguments
thesis statements