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Persuasive Writing 2

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    Persuasive Writing
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  • The purpose of a persuasive essay is to...
    entertain your reader with a story
    give directions
    convince the reader to believe in an idea or opinion
    explain how to perform an action
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  • The first sentence in your introduction is your thesis statement (opinion)
    True
    False
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  • The first sentence in the conclusion should be...
    a new reason
    a call to action
    a summary of your main points
    a restatement of your opinion
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  • A reason needs to be supported by...
    hook
    reasons
    evidence
    opinion
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  • The purpose of a hook is to
    state your opinion
    catch the reader's attention
    none of the above
    catch fish
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  • A thesis statement includes your...
    reasons and evidence
    convincing words
    opinion and evidence
    opinion and reasons
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  • TEEL stands for Topic sentence, Evidence, Explanation, Link
    True
    False
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  • Each body paragraph should include two reasons.
    False
    True
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  • Which reason best supports that schools should be within walking distance of students' homes.
    It reduces pollution and increases physical activity.
    Students can sleep in longer.
    Won't need school buses.
    None of the reasons are valid.
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  • Select the correct order of components of a conclusion.
    Summarise all reasons, alls to action and restate the thesis
    Restate the thesis, summarise all reasons and call to action
    None of the above
    Restate the thesis, call to action and summarise all reasons
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  • Use EVIDENCE, examples, facts and details to back up or support your main point.
    False
    True
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  • The first sentence should state the TOPIC or main point for the paragraph.
    True
    False
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  • EXPLAIN how and why the evidence you’ve included supports the topic and main point of your text
    True
    False
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  • Evidence could be...
    expert opinions, facts or anecdotes.
    data, expert opinions or anecdotes
    data, expert opinions, facts or anecdotes.
    data, expert opinions, facts
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  • "Vets recommend that dogs have between 30-120 minutes of activity everyday depending on their breed" is an example of...
    anecdote
    expert opinion
    data
    fact
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  • "Over 61% of Australian children are overweight" is an example of...
    anecdote
    data
    quote
    expert opinion
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