Unit 5 Persuasive writing

1、Persuasive WritingWriting focusGrammar Focus word choicePersuasive WritingWhen you convince someone, you get him or her to believe or act a certain way. Convince a partner to read your favorite book.An opinion is what you think or believe about something. Whats your opinion on school rules?Do you th

2、ink this video are just to entertain you or they have another purpose?what do ads and this video have in common?The best way to persuade or convince people to do something is to give them good reasons why they should do it. The persuasive reasons they choose are dependent on their audience.“I made m

3、y bed, so may I call Mary now?”“Its a beautiful day. Lets have a picnic in the park!”whenever you write, you are writing to someone:AudienceyourselvesteachersfriendsparentsA persuasive writing tells the writers opinion about a topic and gives reasons that support that opinion. Did you try to persuad

4、e your parents, teachers or friends to do something?Could you tell us the kinds of reasons you used?启动计时器时间到！120102030405060110100908070时间限制： 2 分钟Paragraph parts1The topic sentence tells the opinion.2The body sentences give reasons and examples to support the opinion.3The closing sentence restate yo

5、ur opinion with a call to action.Persuasive paragraphWho Gets to Talk? I think our class needs a card that says “Talk” .Right now, kids are interrupting class discussions. They forget to raise their hands and take turns. If Mrs. Yang had a talk card, she could give it to one person at a time. Then o

6、nly that person could talk. Everyone else would have to listen. A Talk card would help make our class discussions more enjoyable. 123After you read (1) What does the writer think her class needs?(2) What are the three parts of the paragraph?Paragraph parts1The topic sentence tells the opinion.2The b

7、ody sentences give reasons and examples to support the opinion.3The closing sentence restate your opinion with a call to action.OpinionOpinionReasonReasonReasonExample/detailExample/detailExample/detailOREO：OREOWriting topic sentence Stating your opinionSentence starters for stating your opinion: In

8、 my opinion I believe I think I like I feel My favorite The best breakfast bread. 2. Where do you want to go for summer vacation. 3. The best pet. 4. Favorite book Words when providing reasons: First Second Finally To begin with Next Lastly Another reason Most importantly One last reasonWriting body

9、 sentences Providing ReasonsFor summer vacation, I think we should go to Beijing Because:1._2._3._Writing body sentences support your reasonsWords when providing examples/details: For example In other words An example is In factOpinion: Dogs make the best pets.Reason: They are true friends.Provide E

10、xamples :(how do dogs make true friends?) Opinion: Summer is my favorite season of the year.Reason: There are so many fun activities to do outside.Provide Examples:( What are some of those activities?) Writing closing sentence Concluding statementWords when coming to a conclusion: In conclusion All

11、in all As you can see To summarizeExample:Opinion: I think we should go to Beijing for summer vacation.Conclusion : All in all, we will have a good time in Beijing. I cant wait!Your turn:Opinion: My favorite book is Robinson Crusoe.Conclusion: As you can see, Robinson Crusoe is _Do Cell Phones Belon

12、g at School?Your headmaster is trying to decide whether students should be allowed toBring cell phones to school. Whats your opinion?Sentence starters for stating your opinion: In my opinion I believe I think I like I feel My favorite Start with a sentence to get your principles attention._Words whe

13、n providing reasons: First Second Finally To begin with Next Lastly Another reason Most importantly One last reasonWords when providing examples/details: For example In other words An example is In factREASON ONE:What is your first reason to support your opinion?_, _.Provide an example or more detai

14、ls:_, _.Words when providing reasons: First Second Finally To begin with Next Lastly Another reason Most importantly One last reasonWords when providing examples/details: For example In other words An example is In factREASON Two:What is your second reason to support your opinion?_, _.Provide an exa

15、mple or more details:_, _.ConclusionWords when coming to a conclusion: In conclusion All in all As you can see To summarizeRestate your opinion and end with a “call to action”:_, _Revising Improving Your ParagraphRead your paragraph.Check each reason to be sure it supports your opinion. If it does not, delete the sentence.Editing When you edit your paragraph, you need to check for proper capitalization, punctuation, and spelling.EditCheck your workDid I inde