PERSUASIVE WRITING WORKSHOP

* persuasive essay * argumentative * critical stance

This workshop is geared for grade 6 - 8 teachers, language arts specialists, and administrators.

Participants will learn how to:

• Organize a persuasive essay

• Examine both sides of an issue

• Recognize and acknowledge the alternate point of view

• Use relevant information to support a particular point of view

• Understand the power of voice, tone, connotation, and word choice

• Generate convincing supporting detail