Persuasive Essay - Bray and Wood

ELA6W2
The student produces a multi-paragraph persuasive essay that:
a. Engages the reader by establishing a context, creating a speaker’s voice, and
otherwise developing reader interest.
b. States a clear position of a proposition or proposal.
c. Supports the position with organized and relevant evidence.
d. Excludes information and arguments that are irrelevant.
e. Creates an organizing structure appropriate to a specific purpose, audience, and
context.
f. Anticipates and addresses readers’ concerns and counter-arguments.
g. Provides a sense of closure to the writing.

Scholastic Writing Workshop - Persuasive Writing

#1 - Choose your issue: Is the Moon Landing a hoax?

#2 - Research it

GALILEO Databases (if you are at home, you will need the password):

• Britannica for Middle (Compton's) 
• Flights of Fancy
• Moon Landing Hoax
• Did NASA Fake the Moon Landing?
• WHOLE WORLD HELD ITS BREATH FOR MANKIND'S `GIANT LEAP'
• APOLLO 11 ANNIVERSARY

Articles (GALILEO)

• Primary Source: Moon Landing statements by the three astronauts

Internet

• www.google.com - keyword combination search
• Great Moon Hoax - NASA site
• Wikipedia Moon Hoax site (remember: Wikipedia's rule: "We do not expect you to trust us.")

REMEMBER: When searching the open web...

• Who made the website and is that person an expert?

• What is the purpose of the website...does the author have a bias?

• How current is the website? 

#3 - Make your case