How do you make sure your
persuasive opinion essay is easy
to read ?
In this lesson you will learn how to
organize ideas and evidence in a
persuasive essay by using
paragraph form.
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A paragraph is several sentences grouped together
to discuss one topic.
Remember:
Indent every
new paragraph!
Paragraphs are about
one thing and their topic
sentences should also be
about one main thing.
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Writing Process
1
Generate
Ideas
2
Write Drafts
3
Revise &
Edit
A Common
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Too much information
in your topic sentences
Rescuing a shelter pet is great
because some animals have
been abandoned, and shelters
can’t keep them all.
There is too much
information in this
sentence!
Try “Rescuing a pet
from the pound has
many advantages.”
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Lesson
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1
Review your supporting reasons.
2
Use your list to draft supporting paragraphs.
(Paragraph=Topic Sentence + Details)
3
Restate your thesis in a final paragraph.
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Review your supporting reasons.
Thousands of dogs and cats do not have a home,
so adopting a shelter pet is a great choice.
Why is it a great choice?
• Some pets are abused
• Sometimes costs no money
• Shelters can’t keep too many animals
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+’s of adopting a pet
• Some pets are abused
• Sometimes costs no money
• Shelters can’t keep too many
animals
These will become topic
sentences for my
paragraphs.
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Use your list to draft supporting paragraphs.
(Paragraph=Topic Sentence + Details)
Some pets are abused.
• Chance for a new life for a
dog or cat
• New pet will be thankful
• Makes you feel good
• Animals need love
Many pets are abused or
abandoned everyday.
You can give
a dog or a cat a chance for a brand new
life. Your new pet will love you for
rescuing him.
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Sometimes costs no
money.
• Pet stores are expensive
• Adopting an animal can be
free
• Sometimes you pay a
donation or small fee
• You help the shelter to
care for other animals
Adopting a pet is very
affordable. If you buy a pet from a
pet store, you will pay a lot of
money. My cousin adopted a dog
and only paid a small fee. The
shelter uses the money to pay for
supplies and food for the other
animals.
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Shelters can’t keep too
many animals.
• Shelters don’t have a lot of
space
• Keeping animals is
expensive
• Some animals need
medicine or special care
• Shelters have to put dogs
and cats to sleep
Animal shelters can’t keep a
lot of dogs and cats.
Most shelters do not have enough
money to pay for food and medicine for
all the animals. If animals stay too
long, they might be put to sleep.
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Conclude your essay by restating your
thesis.
Thousands of dogs and cats do not have a home, so adopting
a shelter pet is a great choice.
If you remember all the advantages of
adopting a shelter pet, you might find the
perfect dog or cat for your family.
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Thousands of dogs and cats do not have a home, so
adopting a shelter pet is a great choice.
Many pets are abused or abandoned everyday. You can
give a dog or a cat a chance for a brand new life. Your new pet
will love you for rescuing him.
Animal shelters can’t keep a lot of dogs and cats. Most
shelters do not have enough money to pay for food and medicine
for all the animals. If animals stay too long, they might be put to
sleep.
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Adopting a pet is very affordable. If you buy a pet
from a pet store, you will pay a lot of money. My cousin adopted a
dog and only paid a small fee. The shelter uses the money to pay
for supplies and food for the other animals.
If you remember all the advantages of adopting a shelter
pet, you might find the perfect dog or cat for your family.
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Lesson
Let’s
1
Review your supporting reasons.
2
Use your list to draft supporting paragraphs.
(Paragraph=Topic Sentence + Details)
3
Restate your thesis in a final paragraph.
In this lesson you have learned
how to organize ideas and
evidence in a persuasive essay by
using paragraph form.
Guided
Practice
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Using your thesis statement and supporting
reasons, draft body paragraphs for your
persuasive essay, including a topic sentence
and evidence.
Extension
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On a sheet of paper write two different topic
sentences for a new essay.
Switch papers with a partner and practice
rewriting, or paraphrasing the topic sentences to fit
at the end of an essay.
Quick
Quiz
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Select a piece of your own writing to review.
Is the topic sentence your thesis and a
reason?
Did you repeat your thesis at the end of
your essay?