1. Minds-On What does persuasive mean?
From your courses, do you think you know what the ingredients are for an essay? (e.g., How many paragraphs? How do you start? etc.)
Point; Evidence; Explanation;
Thesis; Essay; Persuasive

2. How do I prove my point? Point; Evidence; Explanation;
To know what is an essay.
To understand how to structure an essay.
To be able to annotate an plan and start planning your own essay.
Point; Evidence; Explanation;
Thesis; Essay; Persuasive

3. To know what is an essay.
An essay does NOT have to always be 5 paragraphs longs! I’ve written a 40-page essay with many paragraphs and points.

4. To understand how to structure an essay.
To know what is an essay.
To understand how to structure an essay.
It’s very popular in North America to compare pre-college/university essays to a hamburger. *rolls eyes*

5. Let’s read an example of how Point-Evidence-Explanation is used.
To know what is an essay.
To understand how to structure an essay.
Let’s read an example of how Point-Evidence-Explanation is used.
You already know how to do this. 
Point; Evidence; Explanation;
Thesis ; Essay; Persuasive

6. Thesis: Schools should not be opened all-year round, and that students should have a 2-month summer vacation.
Contrary to the well-accepted belief, year-round schooling has no constructive impact on education. Due to that, many schools that change to year-round schedules end up switching back. For example, since 1980, 95 percent of schools that tried the year-round schedule changed back to a traditional calendar (EducationToday.com). It is obvious that changing to year-round schooling does not help students, and it does not improve academic achievement or learning. It could save the system money, so that that the government can put it towards better books and facilities.

7. First, there are a significant number of problem gamblers in Canada.
Second, there is a connection between gambling and suicide.

8. To understand how to structure an essay.
To be able to annotate an plan and start planning your own essay.
Let’s read an example essay on euthanasia. Find the thesis, point-evidence-explain and conclusion paragraph.
Point; Evidence; Explanation;
Thesis ; Essay; Persuasive

9. How do I prove my point? Point; Evidence; Explanation;
To know what is an essay.
To understand how to structure an essay.
To be able to annotate an plan and start planning your own essay.
Point; Evidence; Explanation;
Thesis; Essay; Persuasive

10. Before we start writing...
Let’s make sure we understand the idea of privacy some more; get your Parallels textbooks.
We’re going to read and answer questions.
Point; Evidence; Explanation;
Thesis; Essay; Persuasive

11. Essay Questions! 
1. People should (or should not) be allowed to own guns.
AGREE or DISAGREE
2. Police officers should (or should not) carry guns.
3. Personal privacy does (or does not) exist in today’s technological world.
4. Video surveillance in the school or workplace is (or is not) acceptable. AGREE or DISAGREE

13. Point; Evidence; Explanation; Thesis; Essay; Persuasive
To understand how to use Point-Evidence-Explanation in an essay. To be able to apply the Point-Evidence-Explanation model into your own paragraphs for an essay.
Let’s read the rubric.
This is a lot of information all at once. We are going to write the essay step-by-step. If you miss a lesson, you miss a step in the writing process.
Point; Evidence; Explanation;
Thesis; Essay; Persuasive