Persuasive EssayPatriot vs. Loyalist

Planning Your Essay Persuasive Essay Graphic Organizer

IntroductionParagraph #1

Attention Grabber

Is cheap tea really worth dying for? Worth killing for? (Loyalist)

The great patriot, Patrick Henry, spoke the truth when he said, “I am not a Virgninian, but an American!” (Patriot)

Make your first sentence so unbelievably interesting that your

reader WANTS to keep on reading!

Description of Issue What are the colonists upset about?

Why? What are the British upset about?

Why? Keep it short: 1-2 sentences Remember to write from a 1st person

point of view – your are trying to convince other colonists!

Hint: Look back at your Causes of the Revolutionary War sheets for ideas!

Opinion Statement States what you think others should vote to do

(rebel vs. stay loyal) Includes a quick summary of your arguments. Lays out your essay.

Without a doubt, you should vote to (opinion). This is clearly the right course of action because (argument #1), (argument #2), and (argument #3).

Reasons & Evidence

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Reasons Write down the first reason from

your opinion statement in the introduction.

Don’t forget to add a sweet transition!Consider this, is it fair that all the decisions

about our colonies are being made thousands of miles away in England? No I say! We deserve representation! (Patriot)

Let’s all think about this, sure extra taxes are annoying, but England has the strongest military in the world! (Loyalist)

Evidence

Use specific details from the text or other research to support your reasons!

The more details the better – make this so intense no one would dare disagree.

EvidenceConsider this, is it fair that all the decisions about our colonies are being made thousands of miles away in England? No I say! We deserve representation!

Quartering act was passed by Parliament in England – we hated it

Stamp act unfairly makes us colonists pay for the English troops we’re already having to feed!

Intolerable acts were England’s revenge on us for the Boston Tea Party!

Let’s all think about this, sure extra taxes are annoying, but England has the strongest military in the world!

British regulars are well supplied with good muskets and plenty of ammunition.

We don’t even have an army!

Our militias have so little ammunition they can’t even practice firing their weapons.

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Conclusion

Re-state opinion in a NEW way Summarize your reasons again Include a call to action – tell people what you think they should do!

Writing Your Essay Five Paragraph Essay

IntroductionParagraph #1

The great patriot, Patrick Henry, spoke the truth when he said, “I am not a Virginian, but an American!” Over the past ten years, the colonies have been oppressed by our English overlords. The Quartering and Stamp Acts unfairly forced us to pay for the English army currently staying rent-free in our homes. When we struck back by boycotting their good and dumping their tea into Boston Harbor, the English responded with the Intolerable Acts. Without a doubt, you should vote tonight to rebel against England! This is clearly the right course of action because it will make sure we have equal representation, our rights, and no unfair taxes.

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Reasons & Evidence

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Consider this, is it fair that all the decisions about our colonies are being made thousands of miles away in England? No! We should have our own representation! Just take the Quartering Act as an example. The English Parliament decided to make us provide for their army without even asking. Were there any colonists that voted on this? I think not. As if that wasn’t enough, the Stamp Act unfairly forced us to pay even more simply because England decided we should. Now England has gone a step further, using taxes as a punishment by passing the Intolerable Acts as a response to the Boston Tea Party.

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The only reasonable course of action left to us is to rebel against the tyranny of the king. England has treated us unfairly by denying us representation, by taking away our rights, and by taxing us unfairly. Colonists! Friends! We must resist this tyranny with our lives!

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Wrap it up!

Now go write your own five paragraph persuasive essay!

Remember to use correct spelling, punctuation, and indent when you start a new paragraph!

Read over your essay when you’re done, make sure it makes sense!

Completing your Essay