PERSUASIVE ESSAY

Grammar Review My teammates and (I, me) have practiced hard for the singing contest. It is (she, her) who played a major role. Angeline won the silver award (her, hers) is gold.

IDIOM•gone off track- v. to lose direction.

Tagalog translation: maligaw ng landas.

VBA• dearth- /’derth/ noun- The state of not having enough of somethingTagalog trans: kakulangan, pagdarahopSyn: lack, shortage, inadequateAnt: sufficient, adequate• iconoclast- /’klast/ noun- A person who criticizes or opposes beliefs and practices that are widely accepted.Tagalog trans: manglibak, maghimaksikSyn: against, nonconformistAnt: pro, conformist

• kindle- /’kin-del/ verb- to stir up excitementTagalog trans: mag-alab, magpasiklabSyn: arouse, awakenAnt: calm, composeSentence: Jamella has gone off track and became an iconoclast and kindled the hearts of every farmer who experiences dearth supply of fertilizers from the government.

•gone off track- to lose direction•dearth- /’derth/ noun- The state of not having enough of something• iconoclast- /’klast/ noun-A person who criticizes or opposes beliefs and practices that are widely accepted

-kindle- /’kin-del/ verb- to stir up excitement

Are you in favor of same sex

marriage? Why or Why not?

Objectives•analyze the qualities of a persuasive essay;

•value the importance of having a stand or opinion on current issues;

•write a well- written persuasive essay.

Persuasive Essayattempts to persuade a reader to

adopt a certain point of view or to take a particular action. The argument must always use sound reasoning and solid evidence by stating facts, giving logical reasons, using examples, and quoting experts.

Persuasion• take a firm stand on a problem or condition.

•They attempt to persuade the reader to think the same way.

•It often proposes a solution or advises taking some definite action.

SCIENCE NOT CONFLICT WITH RELIGION

Can science be reconciled with religion?

There is no contradiction between science and religion when both are property understood; what is needed is a proper knowledge of religion and a more scholarly interpretation of the bible, the Koran, and other similar books, for there can never be a contradiction between any truth revealed by God in the holy scriptures and any findings of science, properly tested and verified.

Holy Scriptures of whatever religion are not textbooks of science. Their purpose is all the same-to inculcate moral, spiritual, and religious truth.The subject matter of science on the other hand is the physical universe. Its purpose is to discover the law of nature.

Religion and science move in the essentially different orbits. Religion is concerned primarily with spiritual realities with moral values, with the intangibles which elude both the pills and the test tubes; science with matter and energy which can be seen, weighed, and measured.

Religion has no fear of science. It does not tremble before discussion but before ignorance. It welcomes with eager hospitality every new finding. Thus further man goes into outer space, the better vision he has of GOD, and the deeper insight he acquires into the Divine Administration of the universe.

Scientists are searching for the truth in the field of nature just as the moralists are seeking to clarify the application of ethereal and eternal truth to the changing social and economic conditions of modern life.

Formative AssessmentWrite a persuasive essay about the issue:Do people who commit heinous crimes deserve the death penalty?