Persuasive Piece: Reflection

Definition: a writer takes a position for or against and attempts to convince the reader to believe or do something.
Writing a persuasive piece is quite difficult as I have noticed with my first editorial. My mark reflects my work, but I’ve learned a huge lesson. This lesson has taught me that it is important to provide more statistics with the opinions that are stated because knowing the basics is not enough to convince the reader. The basics of a topic can be found easily, but knowing the depths of the topic is what becomes the key to the success of the persuasive piece. The more knowledgeable you are, that much stronger the argument becomes. Personally, I have a lot of work to do and I will not rest till I get up to par, but the research and time that is put into the topic is important.
It is essential to have the basic knowledge of persuasive pieces and it makes it a lot easier to write it. SESICU (Statement Explain Support Illustrate Connect Unite) will make a big difference if everyone follows the steps. The time and effort put into every type of piece is essential to the quality of it and the number of rough drafts also makes an impact on the final product. No matter what circumstance an outline is mandatory when writing any sort of piece and it gives the reader a better understanding of the format of the piece. This is something that I had missed out on and more research into my topic would’ve helped me quite significantly.
As far as marks are concerned for students, it will all come down to their effort and writing skills. If they’re not a good writer this course should be dropped immediately, but another persuasive piece assignment will do the class a huge favour. This is because it is a chance for those who did not do so good the first time around to redeem themselves and a couple days spent on this will not hurt. Especially, considering myself I feel I can do a much better job and another chance will be of great help.