Tri 3 Final In-Class Notes

PERSUASIVE WRITING NOTES

Persuasive Vocab• Persuasive Essay –

the writer builds an argument and supports opinions with a variety of evidence, such as facts, statistics, examples, and statements from experts

For Example…Cats vs. Dogs• Fact: Dogs have lived with humans for over 14,000

years. Cats have lived with people for only 7,000 years.

• Statistic: While 3 out of 4 adults (74%) said they like dogs a lot, only 2 out of 5 respondents (41%) said they like cats a lot.

• Example: There was a serious fire in 2007 and a dog managed to pull its owner out to safety.

• Statements from Experts: As Fordham University English professor and author Mary Bly put it, "Dogs come when they're called; cats take a message and get back to you."

Persuasive VocabThesis Statement - the arguable point of the essay that summarizes main point; unifyingUsually one sentence, takes a stand (author’s perspective)

It’s the MORTAR that holdsthe essay together.

For Example…

High school is more difficult than middle school.Being a teenager is a challenge at times. Toby Mac is the best favorite rapper.Cats are better than dogs.

Introduction

• Hook your reader – draw them in!• Present topic• Present thesis statement and at least three

reasons for position

Persuasive VocabTransition – Words that help tie ideas together and move the reader through the text.Examples: of course, however, unless, consequently, lastly

In-Text Citation• MUST GIVE CREDIT WHEN PRESENTING SOMEONE

ELSE’S IDEAS!!!• Put source info in parenthesis after information– Author’s name – If no author, put shortened version of title

Example:No author For example, a high school in Arizona had a cost increase of $157,000 when they switched to year-round schooling (“Traditional Calendar”).Author For example, since 1980, 95 percent of schools that tried the year-round schedule changed back to a traditional calendar (Prado).

Works Cited PageMUST BE INCLUDED IF YOU HAVE IN-TEXT CITATION.Format:Last name, first name. “Title of Article.” Website Name.

Date of website or article. Web. Date YOU accessed it.**If there is no author, just start with title.

Works CitedPrado, Kathie. “Schools moving towards untested year-round idea.” The Citizen. 20 March 2002. Web. 7 May 2013. “Traditional Calendar or Year-Round School?” Save Our

Schools Save Our Summers. 13 April 2010. Web. 7 May 2013.

MULTICULTURAL TEXT NOTES

Vocabulary

Historical Context - Refers to the _______________, setting, religious or philosophical views, and social structures that have shaped a given __________.

Example of historical statement:A story where a family loses their brother because of the Vietnam War.

events

time

VocabularySocial context - Refers to the cultural ____________ and values influencing _____________, major issues affecting the population, family structures, and economic conditions of a given area or _______________________.

Example of statement of Social Context:A story where two sisters struggle to make friends because they dress poorly (and aren’t very socially accepted because of it).

beliefsbehavior

community

GRAMMAR NOTES

Parts of Speech

• Noun - A person, place, thing, or idea– Examples: teacher, student, mall, pencil, love

• Verb - A word that shows action– Examples: assigns, wish (the action, NOT the thing), is

• Adjective - A word that describes a noun– Examples: amazing, evil, slower, fastest

• Adverb - A word that describes or modifies a verb. – Examples: Daily, yearly, slowly, quickly

• Pronoun - A word that takes the place of a noun.– Examples: I, me, we, you, he, she, it

Parts of Speech

• Preposition - A word that shows relationship of a noun or pronoun to another word in a sentence; also shows location in time (when) and space (where)– Under, in, around, by, to, on

• Interjection - A word or group of words that expresses emotion.– Egads, ah, wow, uh, yes

• Conjunction - A word that joins two words or groups of words in a sentence.– Examples: and, or, nor, but, so