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Last Week We Asked: What do we mean when we say “Persuasive” Writing?
• And how is that different from “Argumentative” writing?
• We did an experiment – Argue with your partner about which pet is better—cats or
dogs?– Persuade your partner to go see a movie with you
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Argumentation• Tends to be agonistic • Debate between contending
points of view• Dependent more on reason
and logic for its appeals(think lawyer)
Persuasion• May not be so antagonistic• Focused on motivating
someone to see, feel, think, or do something
• Naturally leans on appeals of ethos and pathos more than logos(think salesman)
We Learned
We Learned STAAR Persuasive Writing Prompts
--focus on an issuethat is debatable orcontroversial and ask students to takea “position” or sideon the issue and arguefor that position.
--leans more heavily on presenting REASONS in support of the position than on ethos or pathos --align more closelyacademic argumentation done in college
In terms of audience argument/persuasion means
• To move them to act or think differently than before they began reading
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But what is the difference between “expository writing” and “persuasive writing?”
• …let try another experiment
• Get together with a partner
• Back to first partner:
• Assume your colleague is a “walker”: convince her that biking is better exercise for her than walking.
What did you notice between the three?
• 1: Tell about one benefit of biking• 2: Explain why biking is better exercise than
walking• 3: Convince her why biking is better exercise
than walking
Expository vs. Persuasive
To Persuade or Argue in terms of audience means to MOVE them
Key words--convince--persuade--”because…” (REASONS)
Expository writing as INFORMATIONAL writing, in terms of audience, means to FILL IN—the audience does not KNOW; the writer tells them
Key words--to explain--to tell--to inform(even to describe or to show)
Treacherous waters
• Prompts that ask students to present one thing over another
• Prompts that ask writers to “explain why”
Examples:
WRITE an essay explaining whether it is better to work by yourself or with a group.
WRITE an essay explaining why hard work is necessary to be successful.
WRITE an essay explaining whether people should be more concerned about others than about themselves.
Expository Writing
to FILL IN your audience
Persuasive Writing
to MOVE your audience
let me change your mindlet me convince you to do this…
let me tell you about
Moffett’s curriculum ascending the ladder of abstraction
Theorizing—the argumentation of what will, may happen
Generalizing—the exposition of what happens
Reporting—the narrative of what happened
Recording—the drama of what is happening
L. Lennie Irvin, San Antonio College
Argument
Exposition
Narration
Description
Elastic Kernels: Moving from Narrative to Expository or Persuasive Writing
• Bernabei and Hall’s similar approach to build other kinds of writing from narrative
– from “what happened”to
– “what happens” or– “what should happen”
L. Lennie Irvin, San Antonio College
Crossing2College: A Resource for College-Readiness in Writing