the persuasive letter: to your · pdf filewrite your persuasive business letter format:...
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IDEAS / CONTENTIDEAS / CONTENT
Review your Senior PortfolioReview your Senior Portfolio
Decide upon your action plan for Decide upon your action plan for postpost--secondary educationsecondary education 11stst choice choice 22ndnd choice choice –– if you canif you can’’t decidet decide
BACKGROUNDBACKGROUND
Reread the most pertinent Reread the most pertinent portions of your Portfolioportions of your Portfolio
College Application Essay (narrative)College Application Essay (narrative) College Research EssayCollege Research Essay Housing options researchHousing options research Financial plan Financial plan Time management planTime management plan
ORGANIZATIONORGANIZATION
Organize your ideas into an outlineOrganize your ideas into an outlineParagraph 1Paragraph 1 –– IntroductionIntroduction
Paragraph 2Paragraph 2 –– Arguments/Reasons/ Arguments/Reasons/ SupportSupport
Paragraph 3Paragraph 3 –– ConclusionConclusion
Paragraph 1 Paragraph 1 ---- IntroductionIntroduction
Attention Getter or HookAttention Getter or Hook Get the attention of the audienceGet the attention of the audience
Background informationBackground information What does the reader need to know about this What does the reader need to know about this
issue?issue?
Thesis statementThesis statement
Build to your strongest Build to your strongest argument/reasonargument/reason Reason #3 (weakest of the three)Reason #3 (weakest of the three) Reason #2 (charts/graphs/spreadsheets)Reason #2 (charts/graphs/spreadsheets) Reason #1 (strongest argument)Reason #1 (strongest argument)
Use Use transitionstransitions First, second, primarily, most important, First, second, primarily, most important,
etc.etc.
Paragraph 2 –Your reasons/support
Use a variety of supportUse a variety of supportTypes of Support
Prediction
Observation
Statistics
Comparison
Analysis
Paragraph 3 Paragraph 3 ---- ConclusionConclusion
Restate your thesis statementRestate your thesis statement
Provide a brief summary of your Provide a brief summary of your argument/reasonsargument/reasons
Show how your parents will benefit from Show how your parents will benefit from supporting your choicesupporting your choice
Ask for your parentsAsk for your parents’’ supportsupport Be specific in what you are asking forBe specific in what you are asking for
PREWRITE / DRAFT / PROOFREADPREWRITE / DRAFT / PROOFREAD
Outline Outline
Rough draftRough draft
Include a variety of Smiley Face Include a variety of Smiley Face Tricks (minimum of 3)Tricks (minimum of 3)
PRESENTATION / CONVENTIONSPRESENTATION / CONVENTIONS
Write your persuasive business letterWrite your persuasive business letter
Format: business letterFormat: business letter
Edit for grammar, spelling, and word Edit for grammar, spelling, and word choice errorschoice errors
Final Draft – TIIC midnight Friday
Electronic Signature Black or blue ink Scripted font
Typed formal name
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