1. Example Thesis Statement School uniforms are necessary to guarantee a positive learning experience for all students.

2. Dialogue Use of conversation to prove a point ◦Example:  “Mrs. Smith, Jeremy made fun of my shirt. He said that it looked like something I pulled out of the dumpster. That is why I hit him in the face!”

3. Rhetorical Question A question to which no answer is expected ◦Example:  I looked around the room and ask myself, “Why me?” when I noticed that another girl had on the same shirt I did!

4. Analogy Similarity or comparison between two like things ◦Example  Wearing school uniforms would equal more time concentrating on a given assignment.

5. Personal Experience Story that presents an experience that illustrates a point ◦Example:  I was walking to class when a girl I had never seen started laughing and pointing at my pants saying that they were too short.

6. Examples Use of different scenarios to prove a point ◦Example:  A school in Brooklyn implemented mandatory school uniforms at the beginning of the 2006- 2007 school year. As a result, standardized tests scores increased by thirty-five percent because students could focus on their work and not on fashion.

7. Common Transition Words for Persuasive Writing Also Likewise For example For instance Namely Specifically To illustrate In contrast In fact Of course Truly Additionally Again Besides Equally important Furthermore

8. A Strong Conclusion Summarize the main points ◦To reiterate-first, second, then, finally Call to action ◦You can do this… Make a prediction ◦By this point next year… Make recommendations ◦You should do this