I. Writing Plan: Use this writing plan as a way to gather your thoughts and determine your strategy for writing your persuasive essay. This process will
allow you to develop a potential structure for effectively persuading readers to agree with your argument. This plan will be helpful in keeping your
thought process on track when you begin writing and revising your essay.
1. Your argument is the main point that you are trying to make in your essay. It should clearly state your opinion on your issue. Describe the
argument to be addressed in your persuasive essay, and include how the argument is connected to your major, the major you are considering
pursuing, or your field of work.
2. Key points are pieces of evidence that support an authors main argument. What are three possible key points for your selected issue? How do
they support your main argument?
3. Your audience is the person or people you are addressing in your essay. Who is the audience that will be reading your essay? What potential
challenges will you encounter in supporting your argument with this audience?
4. Your goal is the end result that you wish to achieve in writing this essay. What goal do you hope to accomplish? What will this essay need to be
successful?
5. Potential resources are pieces of evidence that could be used to support your argument. List potential resources that could be used as
supporting evidence for your argument, and provide a brief description of each and how it will reinforce your argument.
6. Using the supporting resources you identified above, list each of the points of your argument with the resources that support them. This process
will help you begin to form an effective essay structure.
7. Determine aspects of your argument that would be effectively supported with evidence. Defend your choices.