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Materials:
Write Source: pg. 239-250
Handout:
Guidelines For Writing a Persuasive Paper (pg. 1 of this document)
Revising Checklist (pg. 2 of this document)
Warm Up:
Appetizers - 48
Review the first 5 activities. Students should have revised their paper 5 times before spring break. If they did not, they are to revise it today by the following activities. Please use Write Source pg. 240-244.
Activity 1:
Students will be revising their paper focusing on the answer to:
How did I use details to persuade?
Activity 2:
Students will be revising their paper focusing on the answer to:
How did I answer the main objection?
Activity 3:
Students will be revising their paper focusing on the answer to:
How did my beginning capture my reader’s attention?
Activity 4:
Students will be revising their paper focusing on the answer to:
How does my ending contain a clear call to action?
Activity 5:
Students will be revising their paper focusing on the answer to:
How can my voice sound more confident?
Activity 6:
Students will be revising their paper focusing on the answer to:
How can my voice sound more persuasive?
Activity 7:
Students will be revising their paper focusing on the answer to:
What are my inflammatory words and phrases?
How are my words engaging, positive, and fit my audience and purpose?
Activity 8:
Students will be revising their paper focusing on the answer to:
How do I make sure my words fit my audience and purpose?
Which words did I use that are inflammatory?
Which words did I use that are too formal or too casual?
Activity 9:
Students will be revising their paper focusing on the answer to:
How do I use compound sentences?
How many compound sentences do I have?
Activity 10:
Students will be revising their paper focusing on the answer to:
How do I use my complex sentences?
How many complex sentences do I have?
Students should remember: the rough draft must show significant signs of revisions.
Homework:
Read for 30 minutes and record the following on their reading on your reading log:
Genre (fiction or nonfiction)
Date
Title
Reading level
Actual pages read (example 21-47)
Minutes read
One-sentence summary
Night Write:
Students will use the following activities to complete the revising of their paper:
Activity 1:
Students will be revising their paper focusing on the answer to:
How did I use details to persuade?
Activity 2:
Students will be revising their paper focusing on the answer to:
How did I answer the main objection?
Activity 3:
Students will be revising their paper focusing on the answer to:
How did my beginning capture my reader’s attention?
Activity 4:
Students will be revising their paper focusing on the answer to:
How does my ending contain a clear call to action?
Activity 5:
Students will be revising their paper focusing on the answer to:
How can my voice sound more confident?
All students will need to revise their papers according to the following activities. Please use Write Source pg. 245-249.
Activity 6:
Students will be revising their paper focusing on the answer to:
How can my voice sound more persuasive?
Activity 7:
Students will be revising their paper focusing on the answer to:
What are my inflammatory words and phrases?
How are my words engaging, positive, and fit my audience and purpose?
Activity 8:
Students will be revising their paper focusing on the answer to:
How do I make sure my words fit my audience and purpose?
Which words did I use that are inflammatory?
Which words did I use that are too formal or too casual?
Activity 9:
Students will be revising their paper focusing on the answer to:
How do I use compound sentences?
How many compound sentences do I have?
Activity 10:
Students will be revising their paper focusing on the answer to:
How do I use my complex sentences?
How many complex sentences do I have?
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