Project Details

Persuasive Speech

2017-2018

Junior English 5 & 6

Date Due

Oct. 25, 2017

Additional Info

Instructions:

You will be writing a persuasive piece.

  1. Turn to page 121.
  2. Read the instructions under the heading "Writing".
  3. After careful consideration, choose a problem that you believe your school, or the students at your school face - the construction project; wearing uniforms; the lack of a basketball team; more extra-curricular activities; fewer extra-curricular activities; more field trips - or any other problem or concern that you may have.
  4. Review the techniques and elements used by Thomas Payne and Thomas Jefferson in their writing, and try to emulate them.
  5. Your paper will be graded according to the rubric for Persuasive Writing, found on myHomework

Please use the time wisely to a) plan b) write a rough draft c) write your final draft. I will need to see the plan and rough draft along with the final draft.