Making Your Point: The Persuasive Essay

18 Jan

2016 08:00 AM (CST)

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About the class

This webinar is hosted in English

This four-week short course introduces a method for developing an effective thesis for a persuasive essay. it begins with an overview of essay types and the basis of persuasion, then gives tools for testing thesis ideas to make sure they will succeed. With a strong thesis, an essay almost writes itself!

About the Host

Cindy Marsch

Master of Arts, Bachelor of Arts
Slippery Rock, United States

Over three decades experience teaching writing to secondary and college students and adults, including published writers and teachers.

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