As our class wiki is down (wikispaces !!!) , I am posting the success criteria for a persusaive essay .

Success Criteria for Writing a Persuasive Essay

Introduction

• Is the topic of the essay clearly stated in the introduction.
• Is my  opinion / belief clearly explained in the introduction?

Is there a hook that grabs my reader’s attention in my introduction?

• Do I list/mention the different supporting details or reasons   in the introduction?

Conclusion

• Is there a clincher statement in my last concluding paragraph? Is it strong?
• Do I summarize or restate the arguments/reasons in my conclusion ?
• Do I restate my thesis ( the topic of the essay) ?

Body

• Do I have three body paragraphs?
• Does each body paragraph have a clear, well- developed argument that supports your opinion/thesis?
• Is it in the present tense?
• Does it use logical connectives?e.g. because, consequently, as a result, however, nevertheless etc.
• Does it use emotive language (e.g. strong adjectives)?
• Does it force the opinion by challenging the reader? e.g. using adverbs and phrases; Clearly, Surely, Obviously, Everyone knows that.. etc
• Do I use rhetorical questions?
• Do I try to make opinions sound like facts?
• Do I use quotes from experts or statistics to support ?