Artifact: Persuasive Letter (Persuasion)

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Understandings for Persuasive Letter (to address in Reflection)
Persuasive writing consists of structuring information into a focused argument.

Writers use different registers of language (casual, personal, academic) depending
on their purpose and audience


Knows for Persuasive Letter (Persuasion)
These are things you should know in this unit. They may be helpful to you as you
address your growth toward understandings.

Know the difference explanation and argument

Know what an argument (thesis statement) is, its purpose and function in the
essay, and how to construct it

Know what a claim (topic sentence) is, its purpose and function in the essay, and
how to construct it

Know what evidence is and how to use it in the paper.

Know what a warrant is and how to use it in the paper.

Know how to use an academic voice (no personal pronouns, no slang, careful
attention to grammar and punctuation, etc.)

Know ethos, pathos, logos.