Course: Persuasive Writing - MS ELA

Selecting Evidence and Using it to Support Persuasive Arguments

When writing to persuade someone to change his or her mind about an issue, the writer presents arguments to support his/her thesis statement. These arguments need to be backed up with evidence.

In class you spent time looking at thesis statements, arguments and the supporting evidence for a few different topics. The activities in this section will help you learn more about forming arguments and supporting them with evidence.

Click on the link below to launch an interactive website where you can learn how to use transitional words and supporting examples. Knowing about these skills will help you with your persuasive writing.

Click on the links below to launch interactive activities where you can practice identifying supporting arguments for the thesis statements.