Assigned Topic: Why it is imperative to learn the subject matter rather than memorizing it.
Requirements: 3 Pages, 12 point Times New Roman, double spaced with margin of 1 inch
types of essay persuasive.

What is it?
This is the type of essay where you try to convince the reader to adopt your position on an issue or point of view.

Here your rationale, your argument, is most important. You are presenting an opinion and trying to persuade readers, you want to win readers over to your point of view.

What are its most important qualities?
• Have a definite point of view.
• Maintain the reader’s interest.
• Use sound reasoning.
• Use solid evidence.
• Be aware of your intended audience. How can you win them over?
• Research your topic so your evidence is convincing.
• Don’t get so sentimental or so passionate that you lose the reader, as Irish poet W. B. Yeats put it:
The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity
• Your purpose is to convince someone else so don’t overdo your language and don’t bore the reader. And don’t keep repeating your points!
• Remember the rules of the good paragraph. One single topic per paragraph, and natural progression from one to the next.
• End with a strong conclusion.