14. DIRECTIONS FOR PERSUASIVE WRITING ASSIGNMENT

Is your autobiography done? Click  YES or NO

Are your interview questions posted on your blog? Click YES or NO

If you answered YES to both questions above, then keep going down this page and read about the next big writing assignment: A PERSUASIVE PIECE.


Watch this video to learn about Persuasive Writing




The most important thing for you to remember in Persuasive Writing is that you must have evidence to support your opinion.

Now it's time to think about a topic for your persuasive piece. Pick a topic you feel strongly about. State your opinion. Do research to back it up.

Your persuasive blog post must include 6 paragraphs:

• 3 examples of evidence (state the evidence and then post the link to that evidence)
• a good introduction and conclusion
• an argument about why the opposite point of view is wrong

Remember that you are getting credit for WRITING. You must have at least 6 paragraphs.

1. Introduction
2. Evidence #1 (with a link)
3. Evidence #2 (with a link)
4. Evidence #3 (with a link)
5. Why the opposite point of view is wrong
6. Conclusion.

Please ask if you need help!