WARM UP & REMINDERS Today youll be taking your common
assessment and turning your expository essays into persuasive
essays. Grab a computer and get logged on. Then set it aside. You
can place it on the floor or at an empty desk, but it needs to be
off of your desk. Make sure you have a writing utensil read to go.
Slide 2 COMMON ASSESSMENT Remember, this is worth 30% of your six
weeks grade. Read carefully. Mark your story using shared inquiry
and FIDDS! I guarantee if you annotate, it will help your score. If
you finish before time is up, find your essay on google docs and
read my comments. Start correcting grammar and spelling. Sign on to
the cloud Find google drive Then click on Shared with me and find
your essay. Also, you may want to go to turnitin.com and get an
account. Its free. Join my class: The class ID is: 10752166 The
password is: ilovebooks Slide 3 THE PERSUASIVE ESSAY Introduction
to the Robotman Structure Slide 4 EDITORIAL WRITING PART ONE: WHAT
IS A PERSUASIVE ESSAY? An essay that states your position (stance)
on a particular issue and supports your opinion with logical
reasons and evidence. Slide 5 PERSUASIVE WRITING USING THE ROBOT
MAN STRUCTURE By Jeanne Acton, UIL and ILPC Journalism Director
Slide 6 SAMPLE EDITORIAL THAT USES THE ROBOT MAN STRUCTURE The head
of the essay For example: Starting in January, students who are
tardy to class will go directly to the In-School Suspension room
for that entire class period and write an essay about why they were
tardy. (Hint: Sometimes the best way to do this is just to put the
think about part of the prompt in your own words.) By Jeanne Acton,
UIL and ILPC Journalism Director Intro: Present both sides of the
problem or situation. Slide 7 THE NECK OF YOUR EDITORIAL For
example: This policy is unfair and is in direct opposition to what
school is about learning. What is your opinion? Slide 8 THE BODY OF
YOUR EDITORIAL Give three reasons why you are taking your stand. 1)
Missing an entire class because of a 30-second tardy is not
beneficial for students or the school. 2) Students out of class
means more work for the teachers. 3) The ISS room is too small to
hold a large number of students. Slide 9 THE ARMS OF THE EDITORIAL
Support your arguments with evidence and examples. Missing an
entire class because of a 30-second tardy is not beneficial for
students. School is supposed to be about learning. Sitting in the
ISS room writing an inane essay about why you are tardy is not
learning. Plus the school could be hurt when students miss valuable
class time and TAKS scores drop. Slide 10 THE OTHER ARM OF THE
EDITORIAL (OR A LEG DEPENDING ON HOW YOU DO IT) Opposing viewpoints
are rebutted. You shut down the opposition. The administration says
the new policy will give students the added incentive to get to
class on time. Getting out of class is an incentive for many
students especially on test day. Tardies may very well increase
with this new policy. Slide 11 THE OTHER LEG OF THE EDITORIAL The
principal needs to change this new policy. Slide 12 NOW, ITS TIME
TO REVISE! Go to turnitin.com and sign up for an account. You can
use either your personal or AISD email account. The class ID is:
10752166 The password is: ilovebooks Youre going to correct your
paper either using google docs or Microsoft Word, but then you need
to use turnitin to hand it in to me. Slide 13