Persuasive Writing Planning

Sharks-cull or conserve?
Name: _____________

Tier 2 vocabulary:
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Tier 3 vocabulary:
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Overall point of view:

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Introduction:
Hook sentence/statement: ____________________________________
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Rhetorical question/questions _________________________________
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First Strongest Reason:

Explain/introduce your point:___________________________________
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Evidence to support your point: ________________________________
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Elaborate on your point/summary sentence: _______________________
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Second Reason
Explain/introduce your point:___________________________________
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Evidence to support your point: ________________________________
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Elaborate on your point/summary sentence: _______________________
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Third Reason
Explain/introduce your point:___________________________________
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Evidence to support your point: ________________________________
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Elaborate on your point/summary sentence: _______________________
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Rebuttal:
Introduce the reason you don’t agree with:________________________
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Explain why it’s bad: ________________________________________
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Evidence why you are correct:_________________________________
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Elaborate on your point/summary sentence: _______________________
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Conclusion:

Restate your opinion with a twist:

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Restate your main ideas:

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Pronouns relative to the topic:

Connectives I can use: