PERSUASIVE PAPER PLANNER AND ESSAY FORMAT

SOURCES You need to put at least 2 sources in your works cited page with all information completed. 1 book if applicable 1 website NO WIKIPEDIA You may use procon.org

STARTING YOUR PAPER Log in to noodletools.com and create a new project for Persuasive Paper 2.Need to fill in a topic (what you are researching), a research question, and once you choose which side you are arguing...fill in the thesis statement EX: Schools must implement school uniforms in order to increase achievement, decrease bullying, and create a safer environment.

NOTECARDS You need notecards on the following topics: Background Cards : Define your topic, discuss how and why your topic is controversial. (NO OPINION IN THIS PART) at least 3 cards. Support Cards: You need at least 3 cards that give researched information to support the side you are arguing. Counterarguments: You need at least 3 cards with information that the other side would argue.....and why they are wrong.

INTRODUCTION 1. opening statement 2. background information-define your topic....when did it become a topic of debate and why? 3. reasons (weakest to strongest) 4. Concluding sentence=thesis: School Uniforms must be in public schools because (list reasons). Must be in paragraph form....check for banned words.

BODY PARAGRAPHS Reason #1,2,3: School uniforms are beneficial because…. Must use at least two of the three support reasons from your planner. Explain each support after stating it. Concluding sentence: how your reasons supports that school uniforms will benefit students. (how evidence supports what you are arguing in thesis statement)

LOGICAL/EMOTIONAL Label on your planner what your logical and what your emotional appeal will be. You will have to underline and label these in your paper. Your appeals must be in the three body paragraphs (not counterargument paragraph) CP label: appeals, question, and repetition, and parallelism

COUNTERARGUMENTS Topic sentence: Although many would argue against school uniforms, the reasons for school uniforms far outweigh the reasons against. Write down each counterargument and tell why the argument is ineffective. Concluding sentence: reiterate why your argument is stronger

CONCLUSION Reword thesis statement Restate your arguments End with a way to solve the problem…what should people think about and what can people do to help.

BANNED WORDS Got/gotten Get/getting We,us,our I,You/your, Me, my Thing/things Anything Nothing everything Can’t (or any contractions) (type in apostrophe in find box) USE YOUR SYLLABUS FOR ENTIRE LIST OF BANNED WORDS!!!

MORE BANNED WORDS So In conclusion In this essay Should First, second, third All in all On the other hand A lot Stuff Big/huge (when discussing importance) USE YOUR SYLLABUS!!!!