- Identify your position - your point-of-view on the topic that you will be writing about
- Identify your audience - who you are trying to persuade to think or act a certain way
- Identify your reasons - what makes your argument valid, justified, and sustainable
- 5 Paragraphs (Intro., Body, Conclusion)
- Hook your audience with an effective lead into your essay (rhetorical question, anecdote, etc.)
- Thesis Statement - State your position on topic
- Transition Words/Phrases - takes the reader from idea to idea
- F.I.R.E. - supporting details/elaboration - facts, incidents, reasons, and examples
- G.U.M.S. - grammar, usage, mechanics, and spelling
- Call-to-Action Statement - What do you want your audience to do to prove that they have changed their thinking or actions and how can they show you? TELL THEM WHAT TO DO TO DEMONSTRATE THIS!
READ - read your essay to yourself and others and ask for feedback
REVIEW - take feedback into consideration and read it again
REVISE - highlight any areas that may need fixing, reworking, or elaboration
EDIT - make changes - correct any errors in G.U.M.S., elaborate in areas that are in need of more specific details, and change the essay as needed
SUBMIT - submit your essay to the proper location(s)
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