lesson 1:

Discovering
personal
challenges
 WATCH AND LEARN
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1. What kind of videos have you

watched?
2. What is the purpose of these
videos?
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P e tempting
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on convincing

influencing

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inducing
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o!
PERSUASIVE
ESSAY
• It use logic, reasons, and
emotion to convince
readers to join the writer in
a certain point.
 PERSUASIVE
ESSAY 7

• In persuasive writing, a
writer takes a position FOR
or AGAINST an issue and
writes to convince the
reader to believe or do
something.
 PURPOSE OF
PERSUASIVE TEXTS
Some persuasive texts aim
to influence readers to
believe one point of view
over another, while others
present only a single point
of view.
ve Essay, 9

Follw
These
Steps:
POSITION 10

Which side of the

issue or problem are
you going to write
about, and what
solution will you offer?
Know the purpose of
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2. ANALYZE THE
AUDIENCE.
Decide if your audiece
agrees with you, is
neutral, or disagrees
with your position.
• A persuasive essay must
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provide specific and

convincing evidence.
Often it is necessary to
go beyond your own
knowledge and
experience. You might
need to go to the library
ESSAY. 13

• Figure out what evidence

you will include and in
what order you will
present the evidence.
Remember to consider
your purpose, your
PERSUAS 14

IVE
ESSAY
 THE
INTRODUCTION 15

• The introduction has a "hook or grabber" to

catch the reader's attention. Some
"grabbers"
1. Opening with include:
an unusual detail:
(Manitoba, because of its cold climate, is not
thought of as a great place to be a reptile.
Actually, it has the largest seasonal
congregation of garter snakes in the world!)
2. Opening with a strong statement:
(Cigarettes are the number one cause of lighter
 THE
INTRODUCTION 16

• The introduction has a "hook or grabber" to

catch the reader's attention. Some
"grabbers"
5 Opening with ainclude:
Statistic or Fact:
Sometimes a statistic or fact will add
emphasis or interest to your topic. It may
be wise to include the item's authoritative
source.
6. Opening with a Question. (Have you
ever considered how many books we'd
 The introduction should
also include 17

a thesis or focus statement.

• The Thesis/Hypothesis is
your statement of purpose.
The thesis/hypothesis should
be one sentence in length.
This is the foundation of your
essay and it will serve to
three objectives of a
thesis statement
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1. It tells the reader the

specific topic of your essay.
2. It imposes manageable
limits on that topic.
3. It suggests the
organization of your paper.
 I am sure that you know that 19

smoking harms your body. Then

why do you continue smoking?
Maybe you do it because you
haven’t really become conscious
about all the effects that smoking
has. There are a lot of reasons why
you shouldn’t smoke. Some of them
are that smoking affects your
 The Body 20

• The writer then provides evidence to support

the opinion offered in the thesis statement in
the introduction.
• The body should consist of at least three
paragraphs. Each paragraph is based on a
solid reason to back your thesis statement.
Since almost all issues have sound
arguments on both sides of the question, a
good persuasive writer tries to anticipate
 paragraphs: 21

3. Use transitions between

sentences to serve as cues for the
reader (first, second, then, however,
consequently, therefore, thus, still,
nevertheless, notwithstanding,
furthermore, in fact, in contrast,
similarly, instead)
 The first reason why you 22

shouldn’t smoke is that smoking

affects your health. If you smoke,
your physical condition will be
negatively affected, so it will be
very difficult for you to succeed in
sports. Also, smoking produces
lethal diseases like cancer and
reduces the length and quality of
 The second reason why you 23

shouldn’t smoke is because of all

the money that you spend on it.
Maybe you start smoking only
when someone offers you a
cigarette, but there will be a day
when you will feel the need of a
cigarette. By this time, you will
pay whatever to smoke, and each
 The last reason why you 24

shouldn’t smoke is out of respect

for the people around you. When
you smoke, you not only harm
yourself, but you also harm all the
people around you. So you
mustn’t be selfish; you should at
least avoid smoking in front of
people who don’t smoke. Also,
 The Conclusion 25

• A piece of persuasive
writing usually ends by
summarizing the most
important details of the
argument and stating
once again what the
 The Conclusion 26

1. Restate your thesis or

focus statement.
2. Summarize the main
points: The conclusion
enables your reader to recall
the main points of your
 The Conclusion 27

3. Write a personal comment or call

for action. You can do this:
 With a Prediction: This can be
used with a narrative or a cause
and effect discussion. The
conclusion may suggest or predict
what the results may or may not
 The Conclusion 28

With a Question: Closing with a

question lets your readers
make their own predictions,
draw their own conclusions.
With Recommendations: A
recommendations closing is
 The Conclusion 29

With a Quotation: Since a

quotation may summarize,
predict, question, or call for
action, you may use a
quotation within a conclusion
for nearly any kind of paper.
 I have said just some reasons of why 30
you shouldn’t smoke, so I hope that now
those of you who smoke are able to think a
little and try to make a smart decision. In
addition to all the reasons I’ve said, I
would like you to think about how much
you love yourself and then whether you
want to continue harming yourself. Think
also about all the people who love you, like
your family who doesn’t want to see you
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essay.
Students as
catalyst of
change.
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Want big
impact?
Use big
image.
Use diagrams to explain your 33

ideas

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ipsum
tempus
Lorem
ipsum
congue
tempus
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And tables to compare data

A B C

Yellow 10 20 7

Blue 30 15 10

Orange 5 24 16
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our
office
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Whoa! That’s a big number, aren’t you
proud?
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89,526,124$
That’s a lot of money

185,244 users
And a lot of users

100%
Total success!
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Our process is easy

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odio vel purus odio vel purus odio vel purus
bibendum bibendum bibendum
luctus. luctus. luctus.
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Let’s review some concepts

Yellow Blue Red
Is the color of Is the colour of Is the color of
the sun, gold, the clear sky blood, and
butter and ripe and the deep associated with
lemons. sea. danger and
Yellow Blue Red
courage.
Is the color of Is the colour of Is the color of
the sun, gold, the clear sky blood, and
butter and ripe and the deep associated with
lemons. sea. danger and
courage.
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