17. Help with your Persuasive Blog Post

Here are a few pointers and reminders for writing your persuasive blog post:

1. Don't plagiarize. Write your own piece. You can link to other pages and other people's words, but you can't just put their words on your blog. Doing so will be violating their rights and you can get in serious trouble (not to mention, you will fail the assignment.)
2. Remember that you are arguing a point and trying to make your readers believe that your opinion is the right one. See below for links to examples.
3. Spelling, grammar, and punctuation all count.

Your first step is to pick a topic. What do you have a strong opinion about? What can you argue passionately about? What can you convince people about?

Here are some example topics (click on this link to go to a site with more)

Should schools require their students to wear a school uniform?

Are beauty contests harmful?

Should Physical Education in schools be mandatory?

Should parents be held morally and legally responsible for the actions/needs of their children?

This link will take you to an online tool to help you plan out your persuasive argument.
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/persuasion_map/

And here is an example of persuasive writing:

Why All Students Should Wear Uniforms to School

Ask for help by commenting here, hollering at me, or emailing! I'll be happy to help!