Persuasive Writing

Persuasive Writing = Turkey Sandwich

Parts of a Persuasive Essay

There are ten components of a persuasive essay:

1: Must be a minimum of 5 paragraphs5 paragraphs. 2: Each paragraph should be seven to ten seven to ten

sentences.sentences. 3: An interesting opening that contains a

HOOKHOOK. Grab your readers attention. 4: Thesis Statement:Thesis Statement: explains what your

essay will be about and lists your three reasons.

Parts of an essay continued…

5: Stick to one sideStick to one side 6: Use transitionstransitions between paragraphs to

introduce a new idea. 7: Must include facts and statisticsfacts and statistics 8: Use supporting examples or expert expert

opinionsopinions 9: Avoid saying “I” or “I Think”Avoid saying “I” or “I Think” 10: ConclusionConclusion- restates the thesis and gives

the call to action.

Building an essay is similar to building a sandwich First, you need a thesis this is represented as

the top layer of your bread.

Next, you need your first reason, this should be the least important reason because you are discussing it first, this is represented as the cheese.

After, you need your next reason, this is represented as the ham.

Continuing to build our sandwich…

Furthermore, your last reason which should be the most important is the turkey.

Lastly, you need to finish up your sandwich with another slice of bread and that is when you restate the thesis and have a call to action which is the mayonnaise.

Let’s Spice it up

Now, that you know the basic format, you need to think how you could make your essay more interesting to your reader and leave an impression.

Examples : Facts, Statistics, Expert Opinions, Quotes

Statistic % = Expert Opinion = Facts and Examples =

Bon Appetite

Now that you know the ingredients to a delicious persuasive essay, let’s start practicing.