Persuasive Essay Assignment (Educational Law)
Persuasive Essay Assignment (Educational Law)
The candidate will compose a 3-4 page persuasive essay that addresses a current educational law that is related to learners’ rights and/or teacher responsibilities. The assignment will be assessed using a rubric. The candidate will demonstrate his/her understanding of educational law as related to learners’ rights and/or teacher responsibilities through a clearly defined topic, supporting evidence and professional writing.
Directions to candidate:
- Identify and select current a current educational law that is related to learners’ rights and/or teacher responsibilities
- Choose your position. Which side of the law are you going to write about, and what solution will you offer? Do you support the law? Know the purpose of your essay (thesis).
- Research your topic. A persuasive essay must provide specific and convincing evidence. Often it is necessary to go beyond your own knowledge and experience. You will need to go to the library (in person or online) and/or interview people who are experts on your topic.
- Structure your essay. Figure out what evidence you will include and in what order you will present the evidence. Your evidence should be from credible sources. Remember to consider your purpose, your audience, and your topic.
- Write a professional essay. Your essay should have a clear flow and be free of errors. You should include a bibliography of your credible sources in APA format at the end of the paper.
Essential criteria to produce an effective argument
- Be well informed about your topic. To add to your knowledge of a topic, read thoroughly about it, using legitimate sources. Take notes.
- Test your thesis. Your thesis, i.e., argument, must have two sides. It must be debatable. If you can write down a thesis statement directly opposing your own, you will ensure that your own argument is debatable.
- Disprove the opposing argument. Understand the opposite viewpoint of your position and then counter it by providing contrasting evidence or by finding mistakes and inconsistencies in the logic of the opposing argument.
- Support your position with evidence. Remember that your evidence must appeal to reason. (Include the law itself in addition to facts, statistics, quotes and examples)
