Monday 03/27 Writing - Drafting Persuasive Nonfiction

Purpose:  I can write about my opinions and provide reasons to support my claim as I draft persuasive essays.

1. Whole Group: "School Uniforms"
2. Persuasive writing should state your opinion clearly and provide reasons to support your claim while being respectful of opposing viewpoints.
3. Be ready to discuss the following questions with your writing partner:
• What opinion do you feel strongly enough about to publish a persuasive essay about it?
• In addition to your classmates, whom will you be trying to convince (who will be your audience)?
• What might you do to get a person from that audience to read your essay?
4. Independent Writing Time: Choose one opinion that you have not yet written about and begin writing a draft of a persuasive essay, double-spaced, in your notebook.