Steps:
1. Choose an issue.
2. Decide on the arguments you will use for ethos, pathos, and logos in order to establish your point.
*You can use the arguments that you and your classmates have already generated to help you here.
- Should the school day be longer?
- Bullying
- Airport Security Screening
- Presidential Election - Obama V Romney
- The Rising Cost of College
- Medical Marijuana
- Credit Card/Student Loan Debt
- Gay Marriage
- Occupy Wall Street
- Abortion
- The Obesity "Epidemic"
- Policy Brutality
- Global Warming/Climate Change
- Nuclear Weapons
3. Back up your points using evidence where appropriate.
*You can either search out new evidence for yourself or use the evidence that you and your classmates have already generated.
- Should the school year and school day be longer?
- Bullying
- Airport Security Screening
- Presidential Election - Obama V Romney
- The Rising Cost of College
- Medical Marijuana
- Credit Card/Student Loan Debt
- Gay Marriage
- Occupy Wall Street
- Abortion
- The Obesity "Epidemic"
- Police Brutality
- Global Warming/Climate Change
- Nuclear Weapons
4. Your essay should follow this structure:
Paragraph 1 - Introduction: explain the issue you will be writing about and state your position on that issue.
Paragraphs 2-4 - The Rhetorical Appeals: each paragraph should focus on using one of the three rhetorical appeals to make your argument.
Example: Paragraph 2 - Ethos; Paragraph 3 - Logos; Paragraph 4 - Pathos.
Paragraph 5 - Conclusion: restate your position and wrap up your argument.
