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Do Now: • Remember the objective of writing a persuasive essay is to persuade your reader to see your point of view! • How do you do this? Write down what you remember a persuasive essay entails. • Besides being annoyed they have to write an essay, why do students panic when they have an essay as an assignment? Don’t Panic!! There are Six Steps to Writing a Great Persuasive Essay! Step One: • Introduction Paragraph: Within an introductory paragraph, you need to give all the background information you can on your subject, without summarizing the text! For example: In the play, Julius Caesar, by William Shakespeare, the main characters are in a constant struggle for power. (Begin to briefly discuss who the characters are and talk about the struggle briefly). Step One Continued • Once you get the background information in your introduction, you are now going to have to come up with a thesis statement. • A thesis statement is the LAST sentence of your introduction.
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