Final Essay & Project:

Mrs. Flores8th grade English Language Arts

Persuasive Essay: Travel

You will be writing a persuasive essay on a destination of your choice. You have two options for the structure of your essay. 1). Write a persuasive essay, in which you convince the reader to visit your chosen destination. 2). Write a persuasive letter, in which you convince the reader to take you to your chosen destination for summer vacation.

Assignments

• 1. Essay/Letter: Due May 9th• 2. Tri-fold Travel Brochure: Due May 16th• 3. Travel Diary: Due May 16th • 4. PowerPoint & Brief Speech: May 15-21

(Thurs.-Wed.) **This will be the LAST grade entered in IC! It cannot be late!

Essay/Letter

• This will be graded using the MGWA rubric. You will receive a score in the areas of ideas, organization, style, and conventions.

• Ideas count double. • You must include quotes from at least one print and one

web source. • MLA format (heading, font, margins)• Works Cited page is required• 12 pt. Times New Roman font• 1 ½ pg. minimum; 3 pg. maximum

Tri-fold Travel Brochure• Think of each flap as a paragraph topic. • Front: Introduction• Inside: 3 body paragraphs• Back: Conclusion• You will not write your entire essay on your

brochure. Simply use the topics of each paragraph to guide you in creating your brochure.

• You must include at least 3 pictures.

Travel Diary

• Create a travel diary in which you are vacationing at your chosen destination.

• Think about what you might do each day.• Your diary should include 7 entries, one for each

day of the week. • Each entry should be at least one ½ page. • Each entry should have a different topic. • Examples: Weather, attractions, relaxation, etc. • Make a book jacket for your diary.

PowerPoint & Brief Speech

• Make a PowerPoint of pictures. • 10-12 slides• If your PowerPoint is only pictures, write down

what you will say about each slide on index cards.

• Otherwise, you may include a brief description about each picture on the individual slides.

Day 1: BrainstormPlaces you have visited & enjoyed:

What did you like about it?

Places you would like to visit:

Why are you interested in visiting?

Library Check-out

• Bring your brainstorming chart. • List keywords to search in Galileo.

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