Thursday, September 23, 2010

Five Paragraph Persuasive Essay Structure


  

Catchy Title for Persuasive Essay
Introductory Paragraph (Give thesis statement/assertion with three significant pieces of supporting evidence)

Attention Grabber (Ask a question, tell an anecdote, or find a relevant quotation about the issue).

Thesis Statement-write a clear assertion introducing at least 3 major pieces of evidence that support your thesis.                                                RED Pen

Example: “For example,                                           BLUE Pen

Quote from text or expert with Introduction (Transition Word Underlined)   As evidence                                                                    Black Pen

Commentary/Explanation: This shows that …This also proves that            GREEN Pen

Concluding Sentence                                            RED Pen

Body Paragraph 1- Reason 1

Topic Sentence (Supporting Evidence 1)                               RED Pen

Example, “For example”                                           BLUE Pen

Quote from text or expert with Introduction (Transition Word Underlined)
Similarly                                                  BLACK Pen

Commentary/Explanation: This shows that …This also proves that…       GREEN Pen

Concluding Sentence                                           RED Pen

Body Paragraph 2-Reason 2

Topic Sentence (Supporting Evidence 2)                               RED Pen

Example, “For example                                          BLUE Pen

Quote from text or expert with Introduction (Transition Word Underlined ) Furthermore ...                                                                   BLACK Pen

Commentary/Explanation: This shows that …This also proves that        GREEN Pen

Concluding Sentence                                          RED Pen

Body Paragraph 3-Reason 3

     Topic Sentence  (Supporting Evidence 3).                                                             RED Pen

Example, “For example”                                           BLUE Pen

Quote from text or expert with Introduction (Transition Word Underlined) ….                                                                                  BLACK pen

Commentary/Explanation: This shows that …This also proves that      GREEN Pen

Concluding sentence                                           RED Pen


Conclusion (give the audience/your reader something to think about or do regarding your assertion)

Restate/reiterate thesis using different words.                                                            RED Pen

Give Counterargument            “Others May believe that…                                                Blue Pen

Give Rebuttal     However…                                                                                       GREEN Pen


Concluding sentence (Give reader something to think about or do/call to action).     RED Pen

Bibliography  MLA Format References

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