Write a persuasive
essay of approximately 700 to 1,050-words on a local, regional, or national
current event or political issue that has affected you, your family, or your
community recently. For example, you could address either the national or your
local governmentâs fiscal and tax policies and explain how they have affected
the economy or your own personal situation. You might discuss the role tourism
plays in your area, how professional sports have impacted your community, the
reasons for lay-offs within a company, whether or not you agree with the
decisions your local school board has made recently and how they have affected
your children. Your topic does not necessarily have to be controversial, but it
should be something that impacts you directly or indirectly, and about which
others should be persuaded to see the way you do.
This is an analytical
essay and should be written in limited first-person narration. This essay
requires at least two peer-reviewed outside references.
In this paper, begin with
a title that prepares the reader for the topic. You will then explain the topic
and your position on it in a well-developed introduction that includes a
clearly written thesis statement. The introduction will be followed by
well-developed paragraphs that support your thesis. The essay should
acknowledge opposing views to your positionâthis may not take more than a
paragraph or two.
The conclusion of a
persuasive essay will tell the readers what to do, and how to think or feel
about the topic.
