2013 summer workshops in teaching writing: teaching persuasive writing
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2013 Summer Workshops in Teaching Writing: Teaching Persuasive Writing
What do we mean when we say “Persuasive” Writing?
• And how is that different from “Argumentative” writing?
• …let’s try an experiment
With a partner take turns
• Argue with your partner about which pet is better—cats or dogs?– (and this matters because who ever wins the
argument will only be left with that pet)
• Now again with your partner take turns
• 1: Persuade your partner to volunteer at Haven for Hope
• 2: Persuade your partner to go see a movie with you
What’s the difference?
Argumentation• Tends to be antagonistic • Debate between contending
points of view• Dependent more on reason
and logic for its appeals(think lawyer)
Persuasion• May not be so antagonistic• Focused on motivating
someone to see, feel, think, or do something
• Naturally leans on appeals of ethos and pathos more than logos(think salesman)
So what does mean “Persuasive Writing” for the STAAR Test?
STAAR Persuasive Writing Prompts
--focus on an issuethat is debatable orcontroversial and ask students to takea “position” or sideon the issue and arguefor that position.
--it leans more heavily on presenting REASONS in support of the position than on ethos or pathos
In college writing, everything is an argument
But college writing does not mean “argue” in the sense of lawyerly argumentation
Joseph Williams Writing in Collegehttp://writing-program.uchicago.edu/resources/collegewriting/high_school_v_college.htm
Crossing2College: A Resource for College-Readiness in Writing
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