The Persuasive Letter:The Persuasive Letter:

To Your ParentsTo Your Parents

IDEAS / CONTENTIDEAS / CONTENT

Review your Senior PortfolioReview your Senior Portfolio

Decide upon your action plan for Decide upon your action plan for postpost--secondary educationsecondary education 11stst choice choice 22ndnd choice choice –– if you canif you can’’t decidet decide

BACKGROUNDBACKGROUND

Reread the most pertinent Reread the most pertinent portions of your Portfolioportions of your Portfolio

College Application Essay (narrative)College Application Essay (narrative) College Research EssayCollege Research Essay Housing options researchHousing options research Financial plan Financial plan Time management planTime management plan

ORGANIZATIONORGANIZATION

Organize your ideas into an outlineOrganize your ideas into an outlineParagraph 1Paragraph 1 –– IntroductionIntroduction

Paragraph 2Paragraph 2 –– Arguments/Reasons/ Arguments/Reasons/ SupportSupport

Paragraph 3Paragraph 3 –– ConclusionConclusion

Paragraph 1 Paragraph 1 ---- IntroductionIntroduction

Attention Getter or HookAttention Getter or Hook Get the attention of the audienceGet the attention of the audience

Background informationBackground information What does the reader need to know about this What does the reader need to know about this

issue?issue?

Thesis statementThesis statement

Build to your strongest Build to your strongest argument/reasonargument/reason Reason #3 (weakest of the three)Reason #3 (weakest of the three) Reason #2 (charts/graphs/spreadsheets)Reason #2 (charts/graphs/spreadsheets) Reason #1 (strongest argument)Reason #1 (strongest argument)

Use Use transitionstransitions First, second, primarily, most important, First, second, primarily, most important,

etc.etc.

Paragraph 2 –Your reasons/support

Use a variety of supportUse a variety of supportTypes of Support

Prediction

Observation

Statistics

Comparison

Analysis

Paragraph 3 Paragraph 3 ---- ConclusionConclusion

Restate your thesis statementRestate your thesis statement

Provide a brief summary of your Provide a brief summary of your argument/reasonsargument/reasons

Show how your parents will benefit from Show how your parents will benefit from supporting your choicesupporting your choice

Ask for your parentsAsk for your parents’’ supportsupport Be specific in what you are asking forBe specific in what you are asking for

PREWRITE / DRAFT / PROOFREADPREWRITE / DRAFT / PROOFREAD

Outline Outline

Rough draftRough draft

Include a variety of Smiley Face Include a variety of Smiley Face Tricks (minimum of 3)Tricks (minimum of 3)

PRESENTATION / CONVENTIONSPRESENTATION / CONVENTIONS

Write your persuasive business letterWrite your persuasive business letter

Format: business letterFormat: business letter

Edit for grammar, spelling, and word Edit for grammar, spelling, and word choice errorschoice errors

Final Draft – TIIC midnight Friday

Electronic Signature Black or blue ink Scripted font

Typed formal name

Share with your parent/guardian

Parent’s Part

Extra Credit

Your parent writes a letter/email responding to your letter

Make sure your teacher receives the response