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Kelley Giles
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Creating a Claim
Persuasive Writing

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Poll
Should plastic straws be banned?
I think plastic straws should be banned.
I think plastic straws should not be banned.
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Multiple Choice
What is the author's claim?
Did you know that many cities and businesses are banning plastic straws to save the ocean?
That's because many sea animals are found with plastic in their stomachs.
However, I believe that plastic straws should not be banned.
Many people need straws.
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What is a claim?
The author's point of view about a topic
The argument that the author is trying to make
Tip: Ask yourself what is the author trying to convince you of
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Poll
Did this argument change your mind about banning plastic straws?
Yes, the author changed my mind.
No, the author didn't change my mind. I still think straws should be banned.
No because I already believed that straws should no be banned.
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Writing a Persuasive Essay
First, you need a claim! What are you trying to convince people of?
Then, you need evidence to support your idea - this is what makes people change their mind.
Remember to use persuasive writing tools to make your writing powerful!
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Today, we're going to start writing our own arguments! First, we start with a CLAIM
Let's look a few good examples to get our ideas flowing.
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Poll
Do you think the school day begins too early?
Yes, I believe the school day begins too early.
No, I don't believe the school day begins too early.
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Multiple Choice
What is the author's claim?
Nine o'clock is a good time for school to start and I believe it's not too early.
With that start time, kids have enough time to wake up, eat breakfast, and get ready.
They also might forget important things like homework.
If you want to do well in school then you need to get plenty of sleep.
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Multiple Choice
What is the author's claim?
Write to Principal Tanner to convince him that our school needs a salad bar.
Salad bars are great and we should have one at our school.
A salad bar helps us to eat more vegetables...
Also, we could have more choice.
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YOUR TURN!
Next, we'll brainstorm ideas that you can write about for YOUR persuasive writing.
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Open Ended
Write your own claim! Use these sentence starters to help.
Creating a Claim
Persuasive Writing

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