Tuesday, March 1 st

Objective  Today, I will develop main ideas and content fully focused on a prompt by dissecting a practice prompt and composing a well- developed paragraph.

Persuasive Writing Prompt  How can I persuade people?

Rhetorical Appeals Ways to persuade people Ethos Pathos Logos

Ethos Trust Demonstration of experience or expertise in something Persuades by showing you have experience and can therefore be trusted as reliable and knowledgeable

Ethos Michael Jordan has experience in basketball, so I would TRUST him if he gave me tips on how to improve my free throw shot. I would not trust Ms. Harkness because she has no experience in this.

Ethos A person is trying to persuade you to donate money to a non-profit that helps people pay for organ transplants. The article is written by a person who received an organ transplant because of this organization.

Pathos Emotion Persuades by creating an emotional connection with the reader Uses image (printed or created through writing) Frequently used by non-profits and charities

From an ad asking for donations after the earthquake in Haiti

Pathos The hurt infant makes me feel sad because the child cannot help that he was in Haiti at the time. To help him, I will donate.

Pathos Describe the pathos of the following public service announcement.

Logos Logic Facts and statistics NUMBERS!!! Persuades by presenting facts

Logos 4 out of 5 dentists recommend using Crest.

Logos Verizon has cell towers in all 50 states. AT & T does not.

Identify the following in the commercial: -Purpose of commercial (what is it persuading you to do?) -Examples of ethos -Examples of pathos -Examples of logos  Commercial Commercial

Why dissect a prompt?  Make sure you answer all parts  Make sure you understand what the prompt is asking  Make sure you know what the end product will be

Sample Prompt  Your school board is considering extending the school day to 5:00 p.m. Write to the school board stating your opinion on extending the school day to 5:00 p.m.

Step 1: Read the prompt carefully and underline important parts  Your school board is considering extending the school day to 5:00 p.m. Write to the school board stating your opinion on extending the school day to 5:00 p.m.

Step 2: Identify your task  Write to the school board  Tell my opinion on extending the school day  Provide reasons I feel this way

Step 3: Figure out what your final product will look like  Letter to the school board  Should be formal  Include my opinion  Include support for my opinion

Step 4: Plan  YOU MUST PLAN. YOU MUST PLAN. YOU MUST PLAN. YOU MUST PLAN.  This will guide your writing, make sure you stay on topic, and ensure that you answer all parts of the prompt.

Step 4: Plan  Outline  Introduction  Introduce myself and state my position on the extended school day  Ethos  My experience supporting my opinion  Logos  Any facts I know supporting my opinion  Pathos  Emotional connection supporting my opinion Conclude Restate my opinion

Step 5: Write the draft  On the extended response, you will have time to plan, write a rough draft, edit the draft, and write your final draft.  Complete it all.

Step 6: Edit Step 7: Write the final draft Step 8: Breathe.

Try it with your neighbor!  Complete the steps below for Prompt #2  Step 1: Read the prompt and underline  Step 2: Identify your task  Step 3: Figure out what your final product will look like  Step 4: Plan

Try it on your own!  Complete the steps below for Prompt #3  Step 1: Read the prompt and underline  Step 2: Identify your task  Step 3: Figure out what your final product will look like  Step 4: Plan