Attack the Prompt Making sense of persuasive writing

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Attack the Prompt Making sense of persuasive writing prompts

Attack the Prompt Making sense of persuasive writing prompts

• Writing Situation • A local parent has written a newspaper editorial on

• Writing Situation • A local parent has written a newspaper editorial on the subject of high school students with after-school jobs. He feels that after-school jobs are unnecessary for high school students, who are usually supported by their parents. He states that after-school jobs take time away from high school students’ studies and are of no real value to the students. • Directions for Writing • Write an editorial for your local newspaper in response to this parent’s editorial, in which you either agree or disagree with this parent views on the value of afterschool jobs. Clearly state your position. Try to convince readers of the paper to agree with you by providing well-

Attack the Prompt • 1) Circle any word that asks you to DO something.

Attack the Prompt • 1) Circle any word that asks you to DO something. • Directions for Writing • Write an editorial for your local newspaper in response to this parent’s editorial, in which you either agree or disagree with this parent views on the value of after-school jobs. Clearly state your position. Try to convince readers of the paper to agree with you by providing welldeveloped supporting arguments.

• 2. Draw an • Directions for Writing arrow from • Write an

• 2. Draw an • Directions for Writing arrow from • Write an editorial for your local each circled newspaper in response to this word to what it parent’s editorial, in which you specifically either agree or disagree with asks you to do. this parent views on the value of after-school jobs. Clearly state your position. Try to convince readers of the paper to agree with you by providing well-developed supporting arguments.

• Directions for Writing • Write an editorial for your local newspaper in

• Directions for Writing • Write an editorial for your local newspaper in response to this parent’s editorial, in which you either agree or disagree with this parent views on the • 3. Under the prompt, rewrite value of after-school jobs. Clearly state your position. Try to convince readers of and number the paper to agree with you by providing the circled well-developed supporting arguments. words. • • • 1. Write editorial (local newspaper) 2. Agree or Disagree with parent 3. State your position 4. Convince readers to agree 5. Provide well-developed supporting arguments.