Extended Definition of Nature
PERSUASIVE ESSAY
1. Choose one of the following topics for your essay.
* Fast food leads to obesity. * Health insurance should be available for all. * Tanning centers should be banned. * Helmets should be required for all bicycle and motorcycle riders. * Soda pop should not be consumed by children. * Organic foods are healthier than nonorganic foods. * Pesticides are necessary for safe food production. * Smoking should be banned in all public places, including universities. * The fashion industry should be held responsible for people developing eating disorders. * Society’s attitude toward mental illness needs to change. * A health topic of your choice with instructor’s permission.
2. After choosing a topic, complete the prewriting exercise on the topic. 3. Write a thesis statement and an outline for the body paragraphs using the given format. 4. Write a rough draft of your essay. 5. Type a final draft of your essay.
PREWRITING EXERCISE
Counterarguments | Arguments | | |
OUTLINE
Thesis ____________________________________________________________________________
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Body paragraph 1 Counterargument ______________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ Argument ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________
Body paragraph 2 Counterargument ______________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ Argument ____________________________________________________________________
1. Choose one of the following topics for your essay.
* Fast food leads to obesity. * Health insurance should be available for all. * Tanning centers should be banned. * Helmets should be required for all bicycle and motorcycle riders. * Soda pop should not be consumed by children. * Organic foods are healthier than nonorganic foods. * Pesticides are necessary for safe food production. * Smoking should be banned in all public places, including universities. * The fashion industry should be held responsible for people developing eating disorders. * Society’s attitude toward mental illness needs to change. * A health topic of your choice with instructor’s permission.
2. After choosing a topic, complete the prewriting exercise on the topic. 3. Write a thesis statement and an outline for the body paragraphs using the given format. 4. Write a rough draft of your essay. 5. Type a final draft of your essay.
PREWRITING EXERCISE
Counterarguments | Arguments | | |
OUTLINE
Thesis ____________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
Body paragraph 1 Counterargument ______________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ Argument ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________
Body paragraph 2 Counterargument ______________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ Argument ____________________________________________________________________