The persuasive essay is a powerful genre that can influence and stir the emotions. Persuasvie writing is one of the most popular writing genres in the world today. The persuasive genre can be found in newspapers, magazines, and blogs. Writing a persuasive piece that questions, convinces and challenges our current way of thinking is an art.

Persuasive Unit Goals and Objectives:

1. Students will publish a persuasive piece on a topic of their choice
2. Students will incoporate the persuasive devices of opinion, facts and statistics in their persuasive piece
3. Students will incoporate the tools of a writer in writing their persuasive piece:

• engaging lead
• strong verbs
• effective transitions
• convincing conclusion