June 2-3 Learning Targets: I can use persuasive strategies to make my introduction effective and identify what makes it effective.

June 3 Entry Task Have your planner, notebook, a writing utensil, and homework (draft of three body paragraphs) and your persuasive map/prewriting on your desk when the bell rings. I am coming around to collect persuasion maps/outlines and drafts.

Homework Write a rough draft of your introduction. Use one of the strategies we talked about in class. Label it. Due Tuesday, June 7

Grades 10 points each: The outline you made about a longer school day working backward from an essay Your outline Your draft Your revision Worth 100 points: Your persuasive essay, due June 17 at the start of class.

Order of Importance Ordering arguments from least to most important (or visa versa) to persuade an audience

Order of Importance

What do you think… Hi! My name is Joe. I think year round schooling is bad. This is because it is costly, it disrupts learning with frequent breaks, and it has no positive effects on education. Positives: Technically correct, we know who is writing, there is a clear position statement, Negatives: “Hi! My name is Joe!” Pretty boring.

Copyright © 2007 Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction. All rights reserved. Persuasive Introductions What makes an effective introduction? It grabs the reader’s attention. It clearly implies an organizational structure of the paper. It effectively includes one or more of the following strategies: anecdote or scenario interesting fact or statistic question Its choice of support is specific and relevant, and provides a clear, connected lead-in to the paper’s main idea or thesis. Position is clearly stated or implied.

Copyright © 2007 Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction. All rights reserved. Ineffective Persuasive Introduction Dear Mr. Fernando, I’m going to tell you three reasons why it is not good to turn in late homework. Does this introduction do the following? Grab the reader’s attention Imply an organizational structure of the paper Include one or more of the following strategies: anecdote or scenario question interesting fact or statistic Give support that is specific and relevant, and provide a clear, connected lead-in to paper’s main idea State or imply a clear position

Copyright © 2007 Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction. All rights reserved. Persuasive Introductions Some persuasive strategies used in introductions Anecdote/ Scenario The writer provides a personal experience or made-up situation to introduce the position. Questioning The writer asks thought-provoking questions to capture the reader’s interest. Interesting fact or statistic The writer gives an interesting piece of information to grab the reader’s attention.

Introductions – Your Turn With your shoulder buddy, look at your assigned introduction. Discuss the characteristics of the introduction Write them down in your notebook: What is the position statement? Is it clearly stated or implied? What persuasive strategy did the author use? Could the intro grab the readers’ attention? In 3 minutes, at 9:46, I will pull sticks to hear what characteristics you identified.

Writing Workshop Time Outline (persuasive map) Draft (body paragraphs) HW for Tuesday (intro) Expectations: You need to be writing, quiet, but don’t need to be silent. Not unnecessarily out of seat.