950 words, 5 paragraphs, it’s should be no reasarch. more details and examples, high school words.
this is my teacher structure.
persuasive essay that develops its argument (i.e., its thesis statement) by incorporating at least one of the advertisements we analyzed as a class:
Your evidence should focus NOT on other ideas or information on the internet but that which draws from your own personal experience and knowledge. For example, you could incorporate narratives of your own experiences with advertisements, salespeople, and/or the buying and selling of goods and services; you make analogies between advertisements and other widely spread media; you could even use other examples of advertisements from common American media like radio, television, magazine, newspapers, and internet media.
Here is a more specific example: if you analyze an advertisement as part of your argument and conclude that it equates happiness with the consumption of a particular product, you might tell the story of how you or someone you know ate a pint of ice cream to feel better following the end of a break-up.
However you choose to develop your essay, you should probably spend time analyzing several advertisements or commercials, which should be easy to do in modern culture. And when you do, you should consider the varying frames of reference one might use to analyze advertisements and commercials.
IMAGE CHARACTERISTICS TO CONSIDER:
> Distance of camera from subject
> Camera angle (point of view from which you would be experiencing the scenario if you were there)
> Body language (especially eyes, lips, mouth, and posture)
> Actions of items (people, animals, machines, etc.) within the frame
> Decorations, furnishings, and props, even those in the background
> Lighting (or lack thereof)
> Symbolic representations (e.g., colors, landscapes, objects, and actions)
> Items intentionally left out of an image, especially ones that should obviously be present (e.g., a teacher not in a classroom, a car without a driver, etc.)
Remember, if you refer to a specific advertisement or commercial, don’t make the mistake of assuming your audience (who, by the way, disagrees with you) can see the specific advertisements you are referring to. Therefore, think using the critical thinking standard of PRECISION and use descriptive language (no weasel words!) that paints a visual picture to more clearly articulate your argument to your audience. I have included the following list to help you consider the varying frames of reference one might use to analyze advertisements and then draw conclusions.
And be advised, this is NOT a research paper. You are not reporting on a body of recent research. Therefore, do not do exhaustive, endless research; in this electronic age, you could spend the rest of your lifetime finding information on a topic. In other words, focus on developing your own argumentative essay, not regurgitating what others say by writing a “research paper;” this will also help you avoid plagiarism, which is an increasing problem with today’s students.
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