AOP - Module Overview
Introduction
Aristotle found that the use of logic, emotional appeal, and character has profound persuasive power. Understanding the art of persuasion serves as a powerful tool for writers and speakers. Knowing how to engage an audience and draw a group to a particular side of an issue helps when making a point in many kinds of writings. Persuasive tactics become very useful when writing a persuasive essay that serves to bring readers to agree with the points lined up in the essay.
Essential Questions
- What is persuasion?
- What are the steps to writing an effective argumentative essay?
- What are the persuasive tactics?
- How do I keep my essay organized?
- How do I effectively brainstorm before writing an essay?
- What is the best way to proofread for errors?
- What is MLA format?
Key Terms
Persuasive Essay
: An essay that requires a writer to establish a position on a topic and research in order to persuade readers also known as an argumentative essay
Ethos: persuasion by credibility-being the authority of the subject matter along with being respected
Logos: persuasion by use of reasoning or support
Pathos: persuasion by appealing to the reader\'s emotions
Thesis Statement: One sentence that summarizes the main idea of the essay.
Ideas: The opinions or thoughts of the writer.
Organization: Arranging an essay in a way that keeps similar ideas in groups known as paragraphs.
Paragraph: A group of sentences that explains the ideas of the writer
Topic Sentence: The sentence that begins each paragraph and reveals what the paragraph will be about.
Conclusion Sentence: the sentence that appears at the end of each paragraph and wraps up the information from the paragraph
Brainstorming: the way for writers to think of ideas to include in an essay
Support: ideas from other people that writers use as evidence to back up and prove their own ideas
In-Text Citation: the short version of the Source Citation that appears directly after the evidence used
MLA Format: MLA stands for Modern Language Association. MLA format is the way that a writer sets up an essay 12-point font, Times New Roman, Double-Spaced, 1-inch margins, header, and heading
Sources: The various books, essays, and other places a writer finds the support for an essay.
Primary Source: the main work of literature a writer focuses on and uses for an essay
Secondary Source: Various texts a writer uses to find support for an essay.
Works Cited Entry: the art of speaking or writing effectively
Works Cited: a list of all source citations of the sources used in a piece of writing
Bibliography: an alphabetized list of all sources read that relate to a certain topic of an essay and written in MLA format
Expository: an essay written for the purpose of informing, explaining, or describing the author's subject matter
Descriptive: an essay that asks a student to describe something in particular
Narrative: an essay where the writer tells a story
Persuasive: an essay that requires a writer to establish a position on a topic and research in order to persuade readers also known as an argumentative essay
Cohesion: well-structured, logical order in writing revealing that all paragraphs and sentences connect smoothly
Transition: the connections that link two sentences or paragraphs together and contribute to cohesion
Closure: indicates a sense of conclusion, or end, for the reader
Structure: how each sentence and paragraph relates to create organization
Syntax: the rules governing the formal construction of sentences. Syntax is the way in which words are grammatically placed together to from sentences.
Diction: the choice and use of words
Style: the distinctive manner in which words are implemented to convey meaning
Voice: the personality of a piece of writing
Conventions: the accepted and universally used spelling rules and methods
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