EGCC Violent Video Games Directly Correlate to Violence in Schools Essay

The purpose of the Persuasive Essay assignment is to choose a topic that has some debatable issue. You will then take a position on that issue and write a 2 full-page Persuasive Essay trying to influence you to accept or agree with your position on this issue.

Here are the details:

1. Read the Lecture Notes in Unit 5 on persuasive writing. Also, especially read Chapter 10.9 in the online text for ideas on how to construct an approach persuasive writing. Here is the link to that chapter:

https://open.lib.umn.edu/writingforsuccess/chapter/10-9-persuasion/ (Links to an external site.)

While all the information in this chapter can be helpful, what is especially helpful is the information under the heading “Writing a Persuasive Essay.”

2. Choose a topic. Your topic will be on some issue of debate where you are able to take a side on that issue. The instructor of your class will let you know if you may write on any topic or if there will be limitations on what you may choose to write on.