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Is Blogging the New Persuasive Essay?

Is Blogging the New Persuasive Essay? | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it

"As an English teacher, I’ve had numerous conversations with college professors who lament the writing skills of their first year students. But not all writing. Most students are capable of solid expository writing. It’s their skill with persuasive writing that’s the problem. Specifically, they’re weak at writing a thesis statement that can be argued."

Would having students create blogs be a way to teach persuasive essays? This post explores this possibility.

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Persuasion Map - A Tool from ReadWriteThink

Persuasion Map - A Tool from ReadWriteThink | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it

Are you read to mapout your arguement for your persuasion essay or debate? Here is a map to help you.

Jenny Gilbert's comment, January 27, 2012 4:02 PM
this needs to be proof read - Are you ready to map out your argument...
Donna Browne's comment, January 27, 2012 8:57 PM
Thanks I think, but I just took the text from the original author and thus it stands uncorrected.