2. PERSUASIVE ESSAY PRE-WRITING STEP
Choosing an interesting topic
Having a great background knowledge of
the topic
Having great research skills
Understanding your audience and giving
value in your content
Using historical background references
Giving interesting basic facts
3. HOW TO WRITE A PERSUASIVE
ESSAY
What is your position on the subject.
What do you know about the subject?
Are you familiar with the events involved?
Can you fully support your opinion in the
case?
Are you able to answer questions on the
subject?
Can you provide a solution to your
argument?
4. Understand your target audience
What is your audience’s age group.
What do they do for a living.
Which part of the world do they live in.
What are their struggles.
What are their expectations and hopes in
relation to the subject
5. Do Thorough Research
for you to get the people to support you, you
must have strong points worth supporting and
all this calls for a deep and thorough research.
You must have great research skills and be
creative in order for you to have enough
convincing points.
6. Focus on the purpose. Through out your
research you must focus on your subject and
your opinions. Through out your research you
must focus on your subject and your opinions.
Reasons why you are bringing on the subject,
why you are supporting it and why you are
trying to get the people to support you too.
Organize your work .Start with your strongest
points down to the back ups. Ensure you have
enough evidence to bring out and explain each
point independently in different paragraphs.
8. PERSUASIVE ESSAY; THE SUBJECT
Choose an interesting topic and phrase it in
a way that is going to capture your readers
attention at a glance and keep them
reading throughout.
Ensure you have enough to write about the
chosen topic. Let it be a subject you have
some background knowledge about
besides research.
9. PERSUASIVE
ESSAY: INTRODUCTION
should be attention grabbing.
Start by asking a question. This will instill
curiosity in your readers minds and they
are going to want more.
Using a famous quotation for starters has
also been proven to make the reader want
to read more of the presentation.
Don’t bring out the real argument, just a
brief background information about your
topic.
10. Provide your thesis statement
A persuasive essay thesis statement usually
includes;
– The subject. What are you writing about?
The argument. Why are you writing about it and
why it should or shouldn’t be the way
– Your Stance. What is your position on the
subject.
11. PERSUASIVE ESSAY: BODY PARAGRAPHS
This is where your strongest argument lies
Always have at least 3 main points which
are the real deal, this are your strongest
reasons the whole essay is going to be
based on.
Tackle each point in a creative manner and
make sure to explain your opinions to detail
12. PERSUASIVE ESSAY: CONCLUSION
Part 1: Restate your thesis Link your
conclusion to a phrase you used in your thesis
statement. This will give your readers a sense of
completion and establish a balance that feels
just right at the end of a difficult discussion.
Part 2: Restate your 3 strongest points.
Conclude your essay by reflecting back to your
strongest points.
Part 3: A call to action. Tell your readers what
to do next now that your reasoning is clear and
sensible. Be confident in your presentation.
13. MISTAKES TO AVOID WHILE
WRITING A PERSUASIVE ESSAY
Make sure your content matches the topic. It
could be really hard to keep intact with the topic
sometimes due to broad topics. To avoid this
kind of mistake always make sure your essay
topic is narrowed down to the least possible
tittle, very specific.
Don’t repeat words and phrases. This makes
your essay plain and meaningless. Also, it
makes it boring, making your readers loose
interest and unable to read through to the end.
14. PERSUASIVE ESSAY SUBMISSION
Proofread
Edit
You might want to have someone else read your
essay to edit it for you.
