Homework should be banned

Persuasive Reading Analysis:

Take another look at the persuasive piece of reading/ writing.

What strategies does the author use to try to persuade you?

Below are strategies writers often use for this form of writing.  Read through each

strategy and decide whether the author used that strategy by writing yes or no in the second column. If you write yes, then explain how the author used that strategy.

Persuasive strategy	Yes / No	How the author used it?
Claim – States the main   point or stance	Yes	The Author said “Sitting around for hours doing homework is dreadfully unhealthy”. The Author tells us a reason why homework should be banned.
Big Names –  Mentions experts and important people to support the argument	No
Logos – Uses logic, numbers, or   facts to support the argument	Yes	The Author says that “Sitting around for hours doing homework is dreadfully healthy”. The author’s phrase has a point.
Pathos – Appeals to the audience’s emotions	No
Ethos – Tries to build trust and credibility	Yes	The Author said “Kids work hard at school all day so they need to relax and refresh their brains”. The Author tells us facts and evidence from it.
Kairos – Builds a sense of urgency   for the cause	No
Research – Uses studies and   information to make the   argument seem more convincing;   this can be in the form of words, graphs, tables, or illustrations	No