So Guys, last year I got into Suzanne Cory, but this year I really really want to get into mhs in year 10. The only thing I really need help on, is my persuasive essay. I get how the structure works but i clearly don't know how to start the introduction. For example, how should i like write my contention. i don't want to just write, therefore we should ban this or that, something catchy. And pls can someone provide like a full introduction of a random topic.
This is what I normally do for a persuasive essay, you're welcome to ignore this as this is just an example or something. I'm not sure if this example would help or not, but it's just an example.
So what I normally do is to first understand the topic which i would assume you know.
For my introduction I would break it up into three parts
-Introducing the main topic
-Then writing the contention
-Finally introducing the arguments that we're going to say in the body paragraphs.
Eg. We should ban toy guns because it introduce violence to kids at an early age. (i'm just gonna hurriedly do this, so any grammatical error, don't kill me)
Introducing toy guns to children at an early age is a very common thing event in life. Although it is common to introduce toy guys to children, it may commonly, though people are unaware of this, introduce violence to children as well. Toy guys which are created to look like real guns are a danger to the community. Toy guys changes the children's personality, puts the children's lives in danger and may even harm their future.
^So that is a rushed version of how I would structure a paragraph. So the first line was my short introduction. Normally I would do 1.2 sentences of this. The second line was the one where I introduced my contention. This is probably the most important part of an introduction so I would probably do it in 2-3 lines. Finally the last couple of lines introduce the ideas I was going to talk about in my body paragraph. Maybe do this in one line or something.
For the contention, make sure you clarify and be coherent, just try and get to the point.
As there is only 15 minutes for us to write essay for the MHS, I would assume there might be a chance people would want to rush the essay, this is probably a common thing when people get nervous (remember to get plenty of sleep the day before and relax), just try to include persuasive techniques (like tone, similes, metaphors, adjectives) and really TEEL (which is pretty important in a persuasive essay). I think they mark you on your spelling, grammar, persuasive technique so these are important factors to review.
Remember there is only 15 minutes to write the essay, so if you don't finish or had to rush, remember the test were designed so there was little time for people to even check their work. So if anyone didn't finish it, it isn't the end of the world.
^Those are my advice and knowledge on persuasive writings. Once again, you're welcome to just ignore me because I'm not that great when it comes to persuasive writing as well. If you need anymore help you can PM me, or find someone who might be in a higher year level in this forum because these people normally give really good advice
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