1. English Language Arts Level 7 #36 Ms. Walker

2. Today’s Objectives Latin Root Words Writing – The Persuasive Paragraph

3. Latin Root Words Lun – moon – lunar Lum – light – luminous Mar – sea – marine Mat – mother – maternal Meter – measure – thermometer Mob – move - mobility

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5. Writing Persuasive Paragraphs

6. What is a Persuasive Paragraph? This type of paragraph is aimed at convincing the reader to adopt a particular point of view. This paragraph should focus on language which persuades the reader to adopt the idea being presented.

7. Discussion: Where do we see persuasive writing? Advertisements Political Campaigns Newspaper Editorials The Persuasive Paragraph

8. Persuasive Writing http://youtu.be/zyZRDL8nm-A 5:43

9. 7 Magic Words of Persuasion BecauseNow ImagineNew PleaseThank You Use a Person’s Name

10. Persuasive Writing http://youtu.be/wfbH3r-A7mw

11. 7 Magic Words of Persuasion BecauseNow ImagineNew PleaseThank You Use a Person’s Name

12. Use Persuasion to… Support a Cause Please support my soccer team by buying discount coupons.

13. Use Persuasion to… Urge People To Action Vote for Pedro.

14. Use Persuasion to… Make A Change The principal should let us wear hats.

15. Use Persuasion to… Prove Something Wrong Cars do not cause global warming.

16. Use Persuasion to… Stir Up Sympathy If you don’t adopt this dog, it could be put to death.

17. Use Persuasion to… Create Interest Better grades get you a better job and more money.

18. Use Persuasion to… Get People To Agree With You I am sure you’ll agree Snickers are the best candy bar.

19. Example of a Persuasive Paragraph There are many reasons why you should join the Army. Army recruits get the best health benefits and pension programs. Another perk is that the Army pays for past student loans as well as pay for any future education costs.

20. Example of a Persuasive Paragraph The recruits who have family will also be given special bonuses to maintain and support their loved ones. What are you waiting for? Join the army now!

21. Persuasive Paragraph A persuasive paragraph should have the following three things: 1. A topic sentence 2. Three (3) to seven (7) supporting sentences. 3. A concluding sentence.

22. The Topic Sentence

23. Topic Sentence Examples The topic sentence of a persuasive paragraph states your opinion or feeling towards a topic. Examples: Joining the gym is a great way to change your life.

24. Topic Sentence Examples Sony builds the best laptops on the market. Dogs are the best pets to have. Buying online can save time and money.

25. Supporting Details

26. Supporting Sentence In a persuasive paragraph, the supporting sentences provide the readers different reasons why they should agree with the writer’s point of view. As such, these sentences should support the topic sentence and sell the overall idea.

27. Supporting sentence(s) Topic Sentence: Dogs are the best pets to have. Supporting Sentences: 1.Dogs are loyal. 2.They are intelligent. 3.Dogs protect your house and family. 4.They keep you company.

28. Providing Additional Arguments: Often when writing the supporting sentences transitional words will be used to add variety to the writing.

29. Paragraph Transition Words Also In addition Another Along with Besides Not only will..., but... will also For example Moreover Next Furthermore Again In addition to..., For Instance Additionally What is more

30. Example Usage What is more, exercising leads to having better health. In addition to better health, exercising can lead to a longer life. Furthermore, your body will be in great shape. Not only will you feel better, but you will also act better.

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32. Concluding Sentence

33. Concluding Sentence Transition Words Concluding sentences end your paragraph by usually repeating your main idea while utilizing the data presented to the reader. The following words and phrases on the next slide can be used to begin a concluding sentence.

34. Concluding Sentence Transition Words Summarizing: To sum up, In conclusion, In summary, All things considered,

35. Concluding Sentence Transition Words in summary to summarize Usually Taking everything into consideration in conclusion overall in either case altogether

36. Concluding Sentence Transition Words in short in essence in any event on the whole after all in brief to sum up by and large

37. Example Summary Statement To sum up, having a good diet provides many benefits for the overall quality of life.

38. Example Summary Statement In conclusion, going to college will provide students with invaluable tools in their future careers.

39. Example Summary Statement In summary, buying online can save time and money.

40. Example Summary Statement All things considered, having a savings account allows you to plan a better future.

41. Example Concluding Sentence Topic Sentence : Dogs are the best pets to have. Concluding Sentence: In short, everyone should have a dog as a pet.

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43. Prewriting techniques Brainstorming – think of different topics you are interested in writing about. Come up with at least 5 topics from which you can write your topic sentence (such as hobbies, sports, political affiliations, best songs/movie/actor/singer, etc.).

44. Possible Topics Example: 1. Reading comics. 2. Going to college. 3. Playing basketball. 4. Buying things online.

45. Prewriting Techniques Remember that you must make either a positive or negative judgment towards the topic as you will argue for or against it.

46. Prewriting Techniques After choosing your topic, list 5 reasons why your reader should agree with your point of view.

47. Prewriting Techniques Create an outline of your paragraph in order to write your first draft.

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49. Writing a draft for the Persuasive Paragraph Write the first draft of the paragraph. Remember to use the outline to first organize your ideas.

50. Writing a draft for the Persuasive Paragraph Remember to use the transitional words and use the spellchecker to fix any grammar errors.

51. Writing a draft for the Persuasive Paragraph Also, feel free to allow other readers to read your paragraph and give you feedback. In the end, the main goal is to persuade the reader to agree with your point of view. Asking a peer to read it will be helpful.

52. Practice Use the worksheet that accompanies this lesson to write your assignments.

53. Practice Worksheet `Brainstorm – choose 5 topics from which you can write a topic sentence for a persuasive paragraph: 1._________________________ 2._________________________ 3._________________________ 4._________________________ 5._________________________ Now choose one and write a topic sentence: ________________________________________________

54. Practice worksheet List the reasons why you think your reader would agree with your point of view. These will become your supporting sentences: Topic Sentence: _________________________________ _________________________________

55. Practice Worksheet Start organizing your paragraph and write a concluding sentence: Topic Sentence: ______________________________ Supporting Sentences: ___________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ ___________________________ Concluding Sentence: _________________________________

56. Practice worksheet Write the first draft of your paragraph: Title:______________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________

57. Practice Worksheet Edit, spellcheck, and review your paragraph. Add transitional words when needed. Write the final version of the paragraph: Title: _________________________ _______________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________

58. Assignment Traditional Dress Write a paragraph that convinces your friends to wear traditional clothes that represent their cultural heritage.

59. Persuasive Paragraph Use the skills you’ve learned to write a persuasive paragraph on the following topic: Should teenagers be allowed to smoke?

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61. Part 3 - The Idiom Idioms are spoken phrases that cannot be found in the dictionary. An idiom is an expression that means something other than the literal meanings of its individual words.

62. Double Check To verify something a second time. 1. I double checked my answers before submitting my exam.

63. double check 2. We need to double check the lab results before making any announcement to the press.

64. Lesson Review Our lesson for this session was how to write an effective the Persuasive Paragraph.

65. Next Lesson In our next lesson, we will have review punctuation.