Monday, January 11, 2016

Persuasive Writing Homework Checklist

Persuasive Essay Homework Checklist

Instructions:
Using the given article, you need to write a 5 paragraph essay persuading me to believe your opinion on the article’s question. You need to start by answering the question the article asks. Come up with 3 reasons for why you think this way. Make sure that you use an example from the article to back up each of your reasons. Make a graphic organizer, like a web, on the back of the article as your pre-write to help you before you write your paper. You must turn in your pre-write, your rough draft which must be edited and revised, and you must type your essay into the computer. We will have the Chromebooks in class on Fridays for you to type. You have until a week from Friday to complete the first essay, about 2 weeks, and then 1 week for each of the other essays. This will take the place of your spelling homework each week. Each essay is worth 200 points.

To do:
·      Use the article to form your opinion and use at least one thing from the article to support each of your 3 reasons.
·      Fill out the pre-write with ideas from the article and ideas of your own you can use in your essay.
·      Write a rough draft of your essay.
·      Edit and revise your paper for the following things:
o   Make sure your 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th paragraphs all begin with a transition word. Ex first, next, then, finally, in conclusion.
o   Make sure that in your introduction and conclusion you have stated your opinion and all 3 of your reasons.
o   Make sure that paragraph 2 only talks about your 1st reason.
o   Make sure that paragraph 3 only talks about your 2nd reason.
o   Make sure that paragraph 4 only talks about your 3rd reason.
o   Make sure all of your words are spelled correctly.
o   Make sure you have complete sentences.
o   Make sure that every sentence begins with a capital and ends with the correct punctuation mark (. ! ?)
o   Do not start sentences with and or but.
o   Do not have any contractions in your essay, (can’t, shouldn’t, won’t, etc . . . )
·      At home or in class you will type your essay into Google Drive and copy it into My Access. Make sure you share it with me!
·      You need to revise your essay on My Access at least once to make it better.

·      You need to turn in your pre-write and your rough draft when you are done typing it into My Access.

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