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Activity 1
Introduction to Persuasive Writing
Hawaii U OER: Chapter 4.5 p. 71-74
Activity 2
Browse articles on Opposing View in Context database in BMCC online library and select a topic of interest for your Persuasion Essay:
Artificial Intelligece
Birthright Citizenship
Book Banning
CancelCulture
Capital Punishment
Public Domain
Public domain
Cell Phones in Schools
Compensation for College Athletes
Consumer Boycots
Concealed Weapons
Congressional Term Limits
Designer Babies
Gun Control
Homeschooling
Minimum Wage
Online Education
Sin Taxes
Minimum Wage
Online Education
Sin Taxes
Standardized Testing
Two-Party System
Universal Health Care
Activity 3
CC0 3.0 España License
OER TX A&M: 6-step Writing Process p 2.1 – 2.4;
Purpose, Audience, Tone, & Content P 2.7 – 2.12
Prewriting/Brainstorming to Outline; p 2.13 -2.20
Activity 4
Quiz 5
Please complete the 10-question quiz on the prewriting process. The quiz will be available from 9:00 a.m., Mon. 4/27 through 11:59 p.m. May 3. Students have 90 minutes to complete the quiz. You must complete the quiz in one sitting. Problems occur when students leave and attempt to return to the test. Once the quiz has closed, it will not be reopened and will no longer be visible to students. Please do not request a reopening of a missed quiz.
To access the quiz, navigate to your Brightspace course. On the Quizzes module, click on Quiz 5.
Activity 5
Essay 3
Due: Wednesday, 4/29
Click here for Essay 3 directions.
