Crafting a Central Idea and Position for Persuasive Writing

As a student nearing the end of your high school academic career, you will be asked to write more than your fair share of persuasive essays. You will find yourself writing persuasive essays everywhere from standardized tests to college entrance essays or writing placement tests. Do not fear; persuasive writing, just like most academic writing, can be easy if you know how to do it. Over the next several topics, you will learn how to organize and write a persuasive essay. This topic will show you how to write a thesis statement that identifies a position and introduce you to different types of rhetoric.

Essential Questions

• What are the basic elements of persuasive writing?
• What are the elements of an argumentative thesis statement?