Writing an essayGökçe ÇETİNKAYA

Persuasive Essay

• İs a type of essay that you express your personal opinion on one particular subject

• Persuasive language• Good supportive sentences/good justification• Powerful language• Phrases like I believe In my opinion I think To me İt seems to me

Prewriting

• Selecting a topic• Gathering details

• Order First of all,Also,Most importantly,

FORM

introduction

conclusion

BODY

Topic Sentences

• Each one should focus one main reason that supports your opinion.Transition words may help you .

To begin withAnother reasonMost importantly The main reasonOne reason, In addition,For one thing The biggest resaon

Getting the Big Picture

Starting

• Introduces the topic

aimed at learning more about your own point of view on the issue

Refer to an expertAsk a question• The last sentence shares the opinion

statement

Middle• Eack middle paragraph begins with a topic

sentence.The sentences after it support the topic sentence with details

FOR CONNECTING BODY SENTENCESFor

example,

Also

Of course

To start

Just as

In addition

For instance

As a result

Ending

• The ending of your essay should restate your opinion.

• Final interesting thougth

Linking Words

In conclusion

As ı previously stated

In short All in all

On the whole

In summary To sum up

Put in briefly

As ı have said

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Linking Words

BESİDES

AS WELL

AS A MATTER OF FACT İNDEED

NOT ONLY THİS BUT ALSO…

TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH

WHAT’S MORE

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Linking Words

furthermore moreover

likewise İn the same way

too

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