Writing Focus - The Persuasive Essay

Writing a Persuasive Essay

When constructing a piece of writing, you must have a focus, purpose, audience, and desired outcome. Being aware of these elements is the first step in crafting a strong piece of writing. In composing essays, your ideas should always be structured and organized. As you write a persuasive essay, your ideas should be structured in a way that clearly reflects your purpose, addresses the counterclaims, and provides a call to action. In this interactivity, read the introduction and use the previous and next buttons or click each step to learn the proper way to structure a persuasive essay. Click the player button to get started.

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Writing a Persuasive Essay Review

In this non-graded interactivity, read the statement about the parts of a persuasive essay. Then, enter the appropriate answer from the word bank in the blank space provided and click SUBMIT. Click the player button to get started.

 

 

Topic Vocabulary

As you explored the content in this topic, you came upon some vocabulary with which you may not have been familiar. Part of becoming a better writer is to learn new words and practice using those words in your own writing. Review the root words and vocabulary from the module found in the chart below. In the following activity, you will create a chart like the one shown. Using the four words, word roots, and definitions provided, you will need to find another word that uses the same root. Then, you will need to find a definition and compose a sentence using each new word. Refer to the words listed and the example provided below to aid in creating these sentences.

Root	Definition	Word and Definition	Word with the Same Root	Definition and Sentence
art-	skill	artisan (noun) - a person skilled in a craft
counter-	opposite, contrary, opposing	counterclaim (noun) - a claim used to oppose another claim
loqu, loc	speak	elocution (noun) - the art of public speaking
log-	idea, word, speech, reason	logic (noun) - correct reasoning

Example:

Root	Definition	Word and Definition	Word with the Same Root	Definition and Sentence
locu, loc	speak	elocution (noun) - the art of public speaking	loquacious	Definition - talkative Sentence - The teacher made Sally sit at the front of the classroom because she was so loquacious.

Once you have completed your vocabulary chart, please submit it to the dropbox.