1. The Persuasive Essay
Purpose:
To state your opinion and to provide enough support so that the person will agree with your opinion.

2. Your assignment is to persuade the reader that one parenting style is better than the other.
Take the compare and contrast organizer to use as support for your argument.

3. Persuasive Essay: 20 points total Thesis Statement (5 points)
One Paragraph
Reason 1 (with explanation) (3 points)
Reason 2 (with explanation) (3 points)
Reason 3 (with explanation) (3 points)
Conclusion (Reword and restatement of the thesis) (6 points)