Persuasive/Argument Essay Writing Tasks

Essay #2   "America, Land of the Free" by Chantel Nercessian

1.    How does Nercessian organize her argument?

2.    List Nercessian’s most important reasons why we should support union actions like the recent strike. How does she support her reasons?

3.    Describe the tone of  Nercessian’s essay. Find word choices and phrases that indicate her tone.    

4.    Examine the last sentence of the conclusion. How persuasive is it?

5.    How is outside evidence used to support the argument? Do the in-text citations make it easy for the reader to obtain information from the Works
        Cited page?

6.    Do you find Nercessian’s argument convincing? Why or why not?