Persuasive essay

This five-paragraph persuasive essay (introduction, 3 body paragraphs, and a conclusion) is made up of the following:

  • A clear persuasive thesis statement in the first paragraph after the topic is introduced and the importance of the issue is clear to the reader
  • Logical transitions between the intro, the body, and the conclusion
  • Body paragraphs that support the persuasive thesis with evidence as well as address the opposing viewpoints
  • A conclusion that wraps up all the information presented in the body

Utilize your pre-writing and outlining strategies from week two to help you organize and plan your essay. It is not required to have research and source material for this essay, though it can greatly help support your argument. Using sources shows how your ideas build upon the ideas of previous writers and why your claims merit consideration — because they are supported by credible experts in their field. If you do use source material from the EBSCO library or any other source such as an online source or a hard copy source, please give credit to the author with in-text citations and a references page using APA formatting.

  1. What specific event do you want to write about that had a lasting impact on your life?
  2. In one sentence, describe the event.
  3. When and where did it happen.
  4. What people were involved in the situation?
  5. What people are your audience?
  6. What message do you want to convey to your audience?

 

Free write

Getting pregnant at a young age before marriage and alone. A lot of new mothers are ending up pregnant at a young age and alone and are looking for help and encouragement. I know of so many mothers who ended up in the labor and delivery room alone with just the doctor and nurses but were too afraid to ask if they can hear words of encouragement and can get the help needed in the labor room. There are so many young mothers now that are depressed and are going thru postpartum depression. I would like to write an article called, “How to Be a Successful Single Mom doing it alone and beating the odds”. Though I have people telling me that it can’t be done, I have started my own Journal and Blog to help other mothers who are in those shoes I was in when I was pregnant. The reaction from I got from my Blog was amazing because I didn’t think I would get so many single moms coming to vent and ask for advice. One said I would love to help you blog on your page to reach out to more moms who feel the way we do. It felt great that I had other moms wanting to help with my blog and wanted to join in on reaching out to other moms to be that listening ear they needed.

Outline

  1. Introduction and main idea: Getting pregnant at a young age, I wouldn’t want anyone to go through what I went through without any help or having anyone there just to keep your head up letting you know that you are not alone and have all the help you need.
  2. Background information: Getting other moms who were and are in those shoes to help me out by joining my blog to get their stories out and to reach other moms who need the help and someone to talk to so that they don’t think they are alone in this.
  3. I started my blog and from there it just got out to other moms that needed someone to talk to and also got other moms wanting to join my blog.
  4. At the same time, we have reached at least 100 moms, but this is just the beginning.

III.        I wrote my first blog, and it was called “Pregnant with my first and didn’t imagine having to do it alone.”