Writing to Support Your Opinion 4

Writing to Support Your Opinion
Directions: An author tries to convince a reader that his or her opinion is correct by giving evidence. Writers often use one of these four kinds of evidence to convince a reader: FACTS, EXAMPLES, QUOTES FROM EXPERTS, and REFERENCES/DESCRIPTIONS OF REAL EVENTS. Before writing your essay, brainstorm and research to fill out the chart below. Your audience will be much more likely to believe you! Use can use the facts from the course resources for your information.

FACTS
Lures are lies; lures are what attract people to products of all kinds; lures can be used by your friends towards you;

EXAMPLES
What if your friends start to smoke, you will most likely get asked to smoke, and when that happens with people you respect you will most likely smoke with them.

QUOTES FROM EXPERTS
“Cigarette smoking is clearly identified as the chief, preventable cause of death in our society.” – C. Everett Koop, former Surgeon General
“I’d rather kiss a mad cow on the muzzle than a smoker on the mouth.” - Paul Carvel

REFERENCES or DESCRIPTIONS OF REAL EVENTS
In high school, Terrie was a pretty cheerleader who competed on the cheer circuit. Her father smoked, and with more and more of her friends smoking, Terrie soon found herself lighting up in social settings. Eventually she was smoking up to two packs a day.
In 2001, at the age of 40, Terrie was diagnosed with oral cancer, and later that same year, with throat cancer. Doctors informed her that they would need to remove her larynx. It was then that she quit smoking for good. Terrie spoke with the aid of an artificial voice box that was inserted in her throat. She continued to battle cancer with a strong, positive spirit. Terrie died September 16, 2013 from smoking-related cancer. She was 53.

Adapted from: Content Area Reading Graphic Organizers from William McBride, Ph.D. and Ronald Klemp, Ed.D., Just Read Coaches Conference, 2005.
**Remember to make a video, power point or word document for your persuasive, factual PSA.**

References: or DESCRIPTIONS OF REAL EVENTS In high school, Terrie was a pretty cheerleader who competed on the cheer circuit. Her father smoked, and with more and more of her friends smoking, Terrie soon found herself lighting up in social settings. Eventually she was smoking up to two packs a day. In 2001, at the age of 40, Terrie was diagnosed with oral cancer, and later that same year, with throat cancer. Doctors informed her that they would need to remove her larynx. It was then that she quit smoking for good. Terrie spoke with the aid of an artificial voice box that was inserted in her throat. She continued to battle cancer with a strong, positive spirit. Terrie died September 16, 2013 from smoking-related cancer. She was 53. Adapted from: Content Area Reading Graphic Organizers from William McBride, Ph.D. and Ronald Klemp, Ed.D., Just Read Coaches Conference, 2005. **Remember to make a video, power point or word document for your persuasive, factual PSA.**