
Hillcrest

Middle School
Language
Language - Persuasive Essay (Speeches)
Create a persuasive speech that has the following structure:
-Introduction
-3 paragraphs with supporting details
-Conclusion
You will be delivering your speech to the class during the week of April 6
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Some examples can be found on the web including from this site:
https://www.softschools.com/examples/grammer/persuasive_speech_examples/388/
https://academichelp.net/samples/academics/essays/persuasive/
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Here is a video on Fact versus opinion:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ngkj2Lx-Ks
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Here is the link to the online persuasion map:
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/persuasion_map/
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Check out these advertising techniques:
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson1166/PersuasiveTechniques.pdf
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Read every night for 20 minutes!
