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SomestrategiestocompleteapersuasivewritingassignmentWriteoutthequestionsinyourownwords
Thinkofthequestionsposedintheassignmentwhileyouarereadingandresearching
Determineofactsoanysourcesthatwillhelpyoudeterminetheirreliability(aswellasforfurtherreference)owhatprejudiceslieintheargumentorvaluesthatcolorthefactsortheissueowhatyouthinkoftheauthor'sargumentListoutfacts;considertheirimportance:prioritize,edit,sequence,discard,etc
Askyourself"What'smissing
"Whatarethe"hotbuttons"oftheissue
Listpossibleemotions/emotionalreactionsandrecognizethemforlateruseStartwritingadraft
Startascloseaspossibletoyourreading/researchDonotconcernyourselfwithgrammarorspellingWriteyourfirstparagraphoIntroducethetopicoInformthereaderofyourpointofview