Persuasive Essay – Field Trip
Imagine if we had the opportunity to travel to any of the great ancient
civilizations we have studied this year in 6th grade! Where would you visit?
What artifacts would you want to see? What will you learn from your trip?
Egypt to see the great pyramids and the Ciaro Museum.
India to visit the Taj Mahal or to visit one of the many Buddhist Temples.
China to see The Great Wall and splendid cities.
Hebrews to see where Moses parted the Red Sea!
Greece to see the influential architecture and where democracy was
developed.
Rome to see the Pantheon and the remains of the Coliseum.
• Objective of your essay: persuade your audience (all 6th grade teachers
and students, plus the T.B.M.S. Principal and Vice Principal) to vote for
your proposed field trip. Your field trip should stand out as the most
interesting and educational of all!
• At home guides: Student Sample Essay handout and Holt Literature &
Language Arts textbook p. 616-635, “Workshop 5: Persuasion”
• Holt Ancient Civilizations textbook should be used as a resource for quotes
and facts. You are required to use at least 4 quotes in your essay.
• “Persuasive Essay Planning Worksheet” shows the order of the essay, and
pages in HLLA with effective writing strategies for each type of paragraph:
o Paragraph 1 = Introduction
o Paragraph 2 = Reason #1 and support
o Paragraph 3 = Reason #2 and support
o Paragraph 4 = Counterarguments
o Paragraph 5 = Conclusion with Call to Action
• Bring all pages of your essay, binder paper, your editing guide, and colored
pencils every day until the due date! Detention will be assigned if
essay materials are left at home.
• We will work together to revise papers and share ideas. However, each
essay should be your own original work. No two essays should be
exactly alike (word for word) … not even one sentence!!
• Final draft due Tuesday, May 11, 2010. Final draft includes planning
worksheet, rough drafts, revised drafts, color coded typed copy, and final
typed copy.
• Format your final draft using MLA Style (see attached “Correct MLA
Formatting” paper) – the full W.P.U.S.D. Writing Stylebook can be
accessed through teacher websites at http://www.tbms.wpusd.k12.ca.us:
o 12 point font - Times New Roman only – black ink only
o Double-spacing (Format menu – paragraph – line spacing)
o One inch margins (top, bottom, left, right)
o Left justify
o Cover page must include the following items in MLA format:
Your name
Teacher name
Class name and period
Date
Artwork or clipart picture