Make sure you have completed the W10 Writing Lesson, W11 Writing Lesson, W12 Writing Lesson, and W13 Writing Lesson before completing this assignment

Make sure you have completed the W10 Writing Lesson, W11 Writing Lesson, W12 Writing Lesson, and W13 Writing Lesson before completing this assignment. To fulfill this assignment, please respond to the following prompt:

Writing Prompt

Drawing on everything you have learned these past several weeks about the persuasive essay, write a clear, focused essay in response to one of the following prompt questions:

• Based on what you learned about the definition of a primary emotion, do you believe anger is a choice, or should it be considered a primary emotion? Why or why not? (W10 Life Skill Lesson)
• Does everyone come to earth with the same amount of potential? Why or why not? (W12 Unit Introduction)
• Do you believe that people have a specific “calling” in life? Why or why not? (W12 Life Skill Lesson)
• What counts more—hard work or talent? Why? (W13 Life Skill Lesson)

You will be graded on how well you answer the prompt question that you selected. You will also be graded on how well you apply the following components of the Persuasive Essay:

• An essay that contains a clear and focused purpose centered on convincing the reader to agree with your position; an essay that also is addressed to an audience that has no clear opinion yet on your selected topic.
• An engaging introductory paragraph in which you draw your reader in with an effective hook and establish a thesis statement.
• Two to three detailed and organized body paragraphs that each contain a single controlling idea inside a strong topic sentence, at least two types of supporting details, and a concluding/transition sentence.
• At least two credible sources (in other words, current, relevant, authoritative, accurate, purposeful) integrated into the body of the essay; both sources are integrated and cited using the ICE method (introduction, citation, explanation).
• A counterargument paragraph that presents a popular and reasonable counterargument to the thesis statement in a respectful, accurate, and detailed (RAD) manner; the counterargument is refuted using new or revisited logical evidence directly tied to the core arguments of the essay.
• A strong concluding paragraph that revisits themes and ideas from the introductory or body paragraphs, and provides the reader with closure.
• A double-spaced essay, written in Times New Roman 12pt font, that has 1” margins; the essay also contains a left-justified heading, centered title, and at least five left-justified, indented paragraphs; there are no more than two distracting grammatical errors.

Aim for an essay with five to six paragraphs that is between 500–800 words. Consider your audience for this assignment to be a group of people who are undecided about their own opinion on your topic.