Persuasive/Analytical Essay Assignment (9th ELA RST Practice Test “atomic bomb”
Analytical PARCC rubric will be used to assess your essays:
#10: Write an essay that compares and contrasts a primary argument in each text that you have read
regarding the decision to drop the atomic bomb. Your essay should explain how effectively you think
each author supported that claim with reasoning and/or evidence. Be sure to use evidence from the
three texts to support your ideas.
Step 1: Find the primary argument in EACH passage
Passage 1=Oppenheimer’s Speech:
Passage 2=Petition
Passage 3=Decision to Drop website
Step 2: Determine the persuasive techniques used and how effective they are:
Passage 1=Oppenheimer’s Speech:
Technique 1:
Effectiveness?:
Textual Evidence:
Technique 2:
Effectiveness?:
Textual Evidence:
Passage 2=Petition
Technique 1:
Effectiveness?:
Textual Evidence:
Technique 2:
Effectiveness?:
Textual Evidence:
Passage 3=Decision to Drop website
Technique 1:
Effectiveness?:
Textual Evidence:
Technique 2:
Effectiveness?:
Textual Evidence:
Step 3: Create Outline (you’ve done one for com/con before with TKAM- 3 contentions in thesis can be
techniques used or the three passages…)
Create your outline here: