Journal Topic #16 Due Date: Friday, January 13 Mode: Persuasive Writing lesson reminders: 1. Persuasive papers need to have a clear audience. Decide who you are trying to convince and make that plain in your introduction and conclusion. 2.Your paper should stick to one side of the argument. 3.You need three clear reasons for your side, and they need to be thoroughly backed up with details or anecdotes (little stories to make your point.) 4. The introduction and conclusion should clearly state your position and catch the reader's attention, but the intro and conclusion should not be repetitive (meaning the conclusion should not repeat the intro -- leave the reader with something to think about). |
Topic: Most teens have chores to do at home. However, they also have school obligations and other extra curricular activities. Should teens be required to do chores at home? Write a persuasive paper about whether or not chores should be required. Prewriting: Decide on what three main points you want to make in your paper. Write a detailed list for each of your three main ideas. Sometimes a short little story (an anecdote) can help you to make your point clear. Remember, only reasonable arguments usually stand a chance of persuading someone.
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Journal #17 Due Date: Friday, January 20 Mode: Persuasive Reminders: 1) You need to state your opinion clearly in the introduction. 2) Be sure to stick to one side of the argument. 3) Your logic (reasoning) must be sensible and backed up well 4)In the conclusion, restate your opinion, but do not just write the same words you used in the introduction. Leave the reader with the action you want them to take. Give the reader something to really think about. |
PLEASE READ ALL OF THE DIRECTIONS! Topic: Some people think that students do not perform well early in the morning. Rather than going to school from 8 A.M. until 3:00 P.M., another idea would be to start at 10:00 A.M. and end school at 5:00 P.M. Write a persuasive essay to the school board about the times that school should be in session. Remember, however, that the total number of hours cannot change. Prewriting: Who is your audience? Decide what side you want to be on as you write your paper. Think of three reasons you feel this way. List the details or little stories you will use to back up your ideas.
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Journal #18 Due Date: Friday, January 27 Mode: Descriptive Helpful hints: One paragraph might be a physical description, one might be about the activities at your favorite spot, and a third might be an anecdote -- little story -- about something specific that happened one time at your favorite place. You must write with enough detail to paint a word picture. Descriptive writing incorporates the five senses, but they are not referred to directly (The things I see are, the things I taste are...). Rather, these kinds of details are blended in to the paper. |
Topic: Describe a place you go to have a good time. This might be someplace like school for a dance or sports activity. It might be a skating rink, a relative's home, or even a game room in your own home. Prewriting: Decide what effect you want your reader to have about your place.Then decide what three kinds of information you will use to create that feeling. For each paragraph you will write, jot down a list of four or five details to include. Remember, each paragraph needs to be thoroughly developed, so that means you will need five to seven sentences per paragraph.
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