Download - Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012
Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012
• Please gather: • Journal• Choice Reading Book• HSPE Packet #2 (on front table)• Ethos, Pathos, Logos Handout
Persuasive Essays
You need your journal and something to write with…
Persuasion
– All persuasive essays, speeches and language have three specific elements—
Ethos, Pathos and Logos
Ethos
• Means “Ethics”
• You must make your reader believe you are trustworthy.
Pathos
• “Emotion”
Use emotional language to appeal to your reader’s emotions, sympathy and empathy
Logos
• Means “Logic”
• Your argument HAS to make sense
Persuasive Strategies PRE-Test
• Let’s see what you know…
Journal Write
• Post Persuasive Strategies Pre-Test Reflection:1. List any strategies that you used in your
essay that you forgot to mention earlier…2. Do ANY of the strategies on the pre-test
at least sound familiar?3. Are any of the strategies totally new?
Persuasive Essay Elaboration Strategies
Introductory, Body, & Concluding Paragraphs
Persuasive Essay Introductions
– Taking a Stand: STATE YOUR POSITION. This is your thesis statement that includes your WHY.
– Scenario/Anecdote: Provide hypothetical or personal examples to illustrate your topic and argument.
– Inquiry/Questioning: Ask thought-provoking, edgy, questions to capture the reader’s interest. (careful with this one…)
– Preparatory Information/Overview: Define or explain the subject before discussing it in detail.
Starting with a Question: to do or not to do…
• Ask yourself, isn’t there a better, more creative, more interesting way to start my writing?
• If the above is actually “no” or you are just plain stumped (like during the HSPE), make sure that your question can’t be answered with a “yes” or a “no.”
• If your reader can say “no,” then you’ve lost them.
Persuasive Intros
Why NOT start with a question?
Question: Have you ever wondered…?Answer: No.
Question: Have you ever been…?Answer: No.
Question: Have you ever thought…?Answer: No.
Question: Do you like…?Answer: Yeah. What’s it to you?
Persuasive Intros
Strategy ICONS?
• Brainstorm visual ICONS we can use for the persuasive intro strategies:
–Taking a Stand–Scenario/Anecdote–Inquiry/Question–Prep Info/Overview
Persuasive Intros
5th Period Journal Write
• Get your YELLOW sheet back from me…
• What would be a good ICON (visual symbol) for the second persuasive intro strategy, Scenario/Anecdote???
• SKETCH AN IDEA IN YOUR JOURNAL…
Persuasive Essay Body Paragraphs• Persuasive Language: Using strong words,
feeling/emotion words, and repeated phrases to draw your reader into your point-of-view.
• Expert Testimony: Using Voices of authority and more than 1 argument to support your position.
• House that Jack Built: Illustrating/describing the cause and effect of one or both sides of your argument (A leads to B, which leads to C, etc.).
• Concession/Rebuttal: Acknowledge/Anticipate & Refute opposing arguments.
• Compromise/Problem Solving: A solution that meets in the middle or an “ah-ha!” solution.
• Facts/Statistics: Facts, numbers, percents, (citation), etc. to support your argument.
• Anecdotes: Including a personal story or specific experience to give emotional appeal to your argument.
Persuasive Essay Body Paragraphs Continued…
Strategy ICONS?
• Brainstorm visual ICONS we can use for the persuasive body paragraph strategies:
–Persuasive Language–Expert Testimony–House that Jack Built–Concession/Rebuttal–Compromise/Problem Solving–Facts/Statistics–Anecdotes
Persuasive Bodies
Persuasive Essay Conclusions
–Call to Action: Implore the audience to change or take action.–Offer a Solution: Suggests some possibilities
to resolve the problem posed.–Make a Prediction: Similar to a startling
statement, this can be a warning or an encouragement.
Strategy ICONS?
• Brainstorm visual ICONS we can use for the persuasive intro strategies:
–Call to Action–Offer a Solution–Make a Prediction
Persuasive Conclusions
Persuasive Essays Back (AGAIN)
• While you wait, look at all the strategies we’ve discussed so far…make a little mark next to ones you might like to try…
Learning Targets (Goals)
• Using your new YELLOW list of persuasive writing strategies, look at your essay again.
• Choose THREE strategies that you want to focus on working into a revision of your essay.
• You will also TRACK your PROGRESS in using these same three strategies in other assignments over the next 2-3 weeks (see the other side of the yellow sheet)…