Persuasive Writing Assignment

You have to try to convince a friend or classmate about

patronizing your favorite store. You enjoy this store and
you are trying to increase business for the store owner
who you know.

When you set-up and organize your paper, be sure to:

1. Write statements that present you point of view.
2. Give reasons that will convince others of this same point of
view.
3. Organize your ideas well and present them clearly.

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Persuasive Writing Assignment

Think about a job you would like to do. This is a

job that you find highly desirable. Convince the
employer why they should hire you for this job.

When you set up and organize this paper, be sure to:

1. Organize your ideas.

2. Write your reasons clearly.
3. Give reasons that are strong and will convince the
person who you want to hire you.

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Persuasive Writing
5 Paragraph Persuasive Essay
Outline

Name ____________________
Date ____________________
Class ____________________

Introduction Paragraph
Lead/Motivator:

Transition:

Thesis Statement/Issue Statement

Subject:
Main Argument 1:
Main Argument 2:
Main Argument 3:

Remember

The lead/motivator should be a catchy, interesting sentence that grabs your audiences
attention. A quote, statistic, fact, incident, sensory, detail, bandwagon statement,
rhetorical question etc could be used here. DONT state your subject or main idea
here.
The transition is a sentence or two that links your motivator/lead to your thesis statement.
The subject is the topic of your whole essay. Your main arguments must support your
subject.
The thesis/issue statement should only be one sentence long when you write your
introduction in paragraph form. It must be the last sentence of your introduction
paragraph. It must include your subject and 3 main arguments.
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Body Paragraphs
Main Argument 1:

Detail:

Detail:

Detail:

Main Argument 2:

Detail:

Detail:

Detail:

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Body Paragraphs (Continued)

Main Argument 3:

Detail:

Detail:

Detail:

Remember

Your main arguments should be taken directly from your thesis/issue statement. The
arguments will become the topic sentences for your body paragraphs.
Your details must support the argument they come under. This is the part where you
must push yourself to ELABORATE (facts, statistics, examples, incidents or
anecdotes, sensory details, quotes, and graphic aids) on your main idea.
Your closing sentence should provide an end to each body paragraph. It should be
related to the main argument. It could be a scare tactic, call to action, bandwagon
statement, rhetorical question

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Conclusion Paragraph

Reword Thesis/Issue Statement:

Reference to Lead/Motivator:

Clincher:

Remember

The first sentence of your concluding paragraph should be a reworded version of your
thesis statement from your introduction paragraph. Be creative in your rewording
The reference to lead/motivator is a sentence in which you comment on your opening
statement(s) in your introduction.
The clincher is the last sentence of the conclusion paragraph and your whole essay. It
should be a call to action, but it should not be something you brought up already in your
essay.

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Persuasive
Recently you learned that your state legislature is discussing the issue of
lowering the legal driving age from 16 to 14. Decide whether or not you think
the legal driving age should be lowered. Write to your legislator to persuade
him or her to either support or oppose the change.

When you write your paper, be sure to:

1. State whether you agree or disagree with lowering the legal driving
age.
2. Give reasons that will convince your legislator of your point of view.
3. Organize your ideas well and present them clearly.

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RUBRIC FOR SCORING PERSUASIVE WRITING

NOTE: These are provided as a general guide. Do not attempt to go point-by-point when
scoring papers.
SCORE POINT: 6
Well-developed responses; writers are consistently aware of their audience
Reasons fully elaborated with specific detail
Strong organizational strategy
Fluent
SCORE POINT: 5
Developed responses; writers are, for the most part, aware of their audience
Reasons moderately well elaborated with mostly specific details
Generally strong organizational strategy
Moderately fluent
SCORE POINT: 4
Somewhat developed responses; writers are generally aware of their audience
Reasons adequately elaborated with a mix of general and specific details
Satisfactory organizational strategy
Somewhat fluent
SCORE POINT: 3
Minimally developed responses; writers are somewhat aware of their audience
Reasons have only a little elaboration; more general than specific details
Some evidence of organizational strategy
Some awkwardness may be present
SCORE POINT: 2
Undeveloped responses; usually brief with details just listed; writers awareness of audience is
limited
Mostly general details
May be disorganized
May be awkward and confused
SCORE POINT: 1
Very sparse responses; writers awareness of audience may be nonexistent
May have few/vague details
Too brief to indicate organization
Awkward and confused

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