- Write about a relevant topic
- Keep the reader's attention
- State facts and citations to support his ideas/argument
- Express trustworthiness, sincerity, and reliability to the reader
- Write an essay that possesses clarity in persuasiveness and informativeness
- Write a story that the audience would be able to relate to
- Include his readers on his process of discovery that led him to write on the topic
- Always be thorough
- Initiate action and be a catalyst for change in the lives of his readers
- Efficiently do something with the text
"In literature it is our business to give people the thing that will make them say, 'Oh yes, I know what you mean'. It is never to tell them something they don't know, but something they know and hadn't thought of saying. It must be something they recognize."
[Robert Frost]
[Robert Frost]
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Assessment Criteria for the Persuasively Informative Essay
In a good essay, an author should:
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3 comments:
I like how you bold-ed the keywords in your criteria. Those words by themselves do a pretty good job of describing an essay.
I really like the idea you mentioned about the "process of discovery." I think that would make the essay a lot more relatable to the reader if they can see where your idea came from.
Well, I'm glad the list was helpful! :)
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