Writing Skills – Persuasive/Exposition Writing

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  The purpose for writing an exposition or persuasive essay is to create ideas and support them with proof in order to present a logical argument with a point of view.

An exposition must have the following in correct order:

1. An introductory paragraph stating the topic, problem, and point of view.

2. A paragraph that supports the author’s point of view.

3. A paragraph that goes against the author’s point of view.

4. An evaluation or summary that reiterates the author’s point of view.

Some examples of persuasive writing are:

Do video games promote violence in young people?

Should schools have vending machines?

All animals should be micro chipped.

    Expositions (persuasive writing) should persuade readers to agree with a writer’s particular point of view.  It must compare or contrast issues that will persuade the reader that the author’s point of view is correct.  Finally, the writing should present all points in order to form a logical conclusion based on the information and proof given by the writer.

     Students must make sure that they:

·         Start their opinion clearly.

·         Gave strong reasons to support their opinion.

·         Organized their reasons in logical order.

·         Presented both sides of the argument.

·         Clearly indicate what they want the readers to think regarding the issue.

     Students should have good sentence, topic sentence, and paragraph writing skills in order to create an organized, coherent, and logical exposition.

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