BELL RINGER
Which region (New England, Middle,
Southern) is your favorite and why?
Which is your least favorite and why?
SHMOOP:
HOW TO WRITE A PERSUASIVE ESSAY
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lzGy5gizKg
13 Colonies Essay
Instructions:
Use your notes and assignments for supportive details.
You have today and tomorrow to complete this.
Write a persuasive 5 paragraph essay to influence the reader why you think one
region (New England, Middle, or Southern) would be the best region to live in as
compared to the other two regions.
You will need to include supportive details (for example: region's colonies, who
founded each colony, when and why they were founded, and interesting colonial
facts) about your region of choice to further persuade your reader.
You will also need to compare your region of choice to the other two regions to
prove why your choice is better than the other two. You will need to include
supportive facts about the other regions and their colonies to explain why your
region is the best to live in.
*Remember, a proper essay includes an introduction (hook, thesis, three reasons), three supportive
paragraphs (1 reason per paragraph), and a conclusion ( a paragraph is 5-7 sentences).
13 Colonies Essay
EXAMPLE
Name, Date, Mod
Paragraph 1
Hook(grab readers attention- but make sure it is a persuasive hook, not an
informative hook- for example “Make the Middle Colonies your home
today!”).
Thesis (what you believe is true- for example “The Middle Colonies are the
most livable colonies because of their climate, government, and religion”).
Three Reasons (one sentence each to introduce each reason).
Paragraph 2
Reason One. Details supporting this reason. Facts regarding this reason from
BOTH of the other two regions to persuade why your region is the best.
5-7
Sentences
Per
Paragraph
Paragraph 3
Reason Two. Details supporting this reason. Facts regarding this reason from
BOTH of the other two regions to persuade why your region is the best.
Paragraph 4
Reason Three. Details supporting this reason. Facts regarding this reason
from BOTH of the other two regions to persuade why your region is the best.
Paragraph 5
Restate thesis, three reasons, and tie all thoughts together.
BELL RINGER
Did you change your mind after you
completed your Bell Ringer yesterday?
Explain whether it changed after research
or stayed the same.
Remember it was- “Which region (New England,
Middle, Southern) is your favorite and why?
Which is your least favorite and why?”
1-2 points
3-4 points
5-6 points
7-8 points
9-10 points
No supportive
details. Less
than 3
paragraphs. Less
than 3 sentences
per paragraph.
Illegible
handwriting.
Poor spelling
and grammar.
Did not clearly
state view. Did
not compare
view to other
choices.
No supportive
details. Less than
4 paragraphs.
Less than 3
sentences per
paragraph. Poor
spelling and
grammar. Did
not clearly state
view. Did not
compare view to
other choices.
Few supportive
details. Less than
5 paragraphs. Less
than 5 sentences
per paragraph.
Spelling and
Grammar
mistakes are
frequent. Unclear
point of view.
Unclear view of
other choices.
Perspective could have
been more clear. Could
have added more
supportive details for
choice. 5 paragraphs
with 5-7 full and
complete sentences per
paragraph. Spelling and
grammar could be
improved. Compared
view to other colonies
could have been more
clear. Could have
provided more details to
compare chosen colony
with other two colonies.
Clearly stated perspective. Includes
an introduction (hook, thesis, three
reasons), three supportive
paragraphs (1 reason per paragraph),
and a conclusion. 5 paragraphs with
5-7 full and complete sentences per
paragraph. Proper use of spelling and
grammar. Supportive details to state
why region of choice is best to live in.
Region of choice is clearly compared
to the other two regions to further
persuade reader that region of choice
is best. Included supportive facts
about the other regions and their
colonies to further explain why
chosen region was the best to live in.