Objectives
Students will:
- Draft a persuasive essay based on a clear thesis and solid evidence.
- Revise a draft of a persuasive essay to incorporate emotional appeals effectively, avoiding pitfalls inherent in emotional appeals.
- Revise a draft to improve or enhance its credibility.
Skills Needed
Students must be able to:
- Analyze ideas found in numerous sources, and synthesize those ideas to form an analytical (thesis) statement.
- Organize an argument in support of a claim, applying knowledge of an argument's validity.
- Draft a thesis statement about the value of smart technology, and list reasons to support that claim.
