Persuasive essay

What type of information must be included in the hook?

• A fact or a question

• A quote from a book

• A solution

• A riddle

Which of the following is a good example of a hook?

• Did you know that the 70% of the news come from unreliable sources?

• Fake news are mostly damaging for society

• Fake news intend to manipulate people's perception

• Fake news may change the history of a country

The purpose of the background is to....

• provide a definition of the topic selected in class

• provide a context to the problematic you are dealing with

• provide a position towards the topic selected in class

• provide a solution to the problem you are addressing to

Which of the following is a good example of a thesis statement?

• The goverment should not continue with housing projects because they are expensive.

• Therefore, goverments should not continue with housing projects with low income families.

• Govermemnts must continue with housing project becuase poor people need it.

• This is why, the goverment should continue with housing projects and sell them.

What are the parts of the first argument?

• Topic sentence, supporting details, closing sentence

• Opposite view, supporting details, closing sentence

• Refutation, supporting details, closing sentence

• Topic sentence, supporting details, strong ending.

What is the purpose of the refutation?

• To refute the thesis statement

• To refute the opposite view

• To provide a context to the problem

• To explain the topic sentences

Which of the following is a good example of an opposite view?

• Experts agree with the idea of creating new housing projects since it may benefit low income families.

• I think the housing project should not be an option because people are not buying anymore

• On the other hand, opponents say that building housing projects may affect goverment's budget

• However, housing projects could be a good alternative for renting among low income families

The refutation can be considered as the second argument.

• True

• False

What are the parts of the conclusion?

• Thesis statement, summary of main points, strong ending

• Re-statement of thesis, summary of main points, closing sentence

• Re-statement of thesis, supporting details, strong ending

• Re-statement of thesis, summary of main points, strong ending

The strong ending sentence expresses an hypothetical solution

• True

• False