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One of the suggestions you may make is to not buy food wrapped in plastic. What's a possible opposing argument?

Food not wrapped in plastic may be more expensive.

One of the suggestions you may make is to recycle. What opposing arguments could be made?

Whose responsibility will it be? What if we are at a place that does not have a recycling bin?

One of the suggestions you may make is to use "reusable" products. What's a good source of information for this point?

Five Things You can do to End Plastic Pollution

In your essay you will need provide two "points" or "suggestions" that your household could do to prevent plastic pollution. What's one thing you could suggest?

Reusable Products - "Banning" Plastic - Recycling

A rhetorical question can be "an effective persuasive device, subtly influencing the kind of response one wants to get from an audience"

Did you know plastic is polluting our oceans? Have you considered what happens to the plastic AFTER you throw it away?

In the debate, you learned to use rhetorical techniques (Pathos, Ethos, Logos). Should you use those same techniques in your argumentative letter?

YES!!! You are trying to convince your audience to take steps to reduce their contribution to plastic pollution. The RT will strengthen your argument.

The main claim should identify the main idea and "preview what is to follow". What does "preview what is to follow" mean?

Identify the topics or main ideas for your two proof paragraphs - what TWO suggestions will you tell your audience?

Where should the MAIN CLAIM (Thesis Statement) be in your introduction?

Last sentence

Ethos, Pathos, or Logos? The sandwich was delicious. You were so hungry you tore open the plastic packaging, made quick work of your meal, picked up your plastic trash and threw everything away. What happened to the plastic afterward?

Pathos - Connection to Audience - An effective "hook" or "attention-getter" before the context.

True or False: The introduction paragraph should include quotes from source information

False: The introduction paragraph does NOT have to have quotes. However, you could start with a startling statistic or expert quote (Logos/Ethos)

Which opposing claim is acknowledged in the model essay? Restaurants may be concerned about the cost OR Most millennials won't visit restaurants that use plastic

Restaurants may be concerned about the cost (the other is REFUTATION of the opposing claim)

Context? Opposing Claim? Main Claim? The reality is that plastic pollution is a huge problem and restaurants that utilize single use plastics are one of the main culprits.

Context - The context of your letter is plastic pollution. You need to make your household aware of the problem!