Estimated Time: 30 minutes

The writing project this month will be a persuasive essay. Watch the video below to learn what a persuasive essay is.

This week you are going to decide on a few options for your persuasive essay.

• Is there a topic you feel strongly about, but know of others who disagree with your point?
• Is there a topic you would like to research further?
• Is there a controversial topic that you think would be interesting to write about?

Come up with several ideas that you can narrow down later. Share some of your ideas in the comments below.