Persuasive Opinion Essay Writing Project

You just got a phone call from your grandparents telling you a cousin
that you have never met before, and is the same age as you, is coming to
visit you and your family in Milwaukee this summer. This cousin has
never been to Wisconsin before and is very excited to check out some of
the top tourist attractions of our state but want to know what to expect
before they arrive. Your task is to write a persuasive essay to your
cousin to tell them the one Wisconsin tourist attraction that you think
you must go to together while they are here and why you should go
there.

To successfully complete this project you will need to:
____ Choose one tourist attraction for you and your cousin to go to
____ Research your chosen Wisconsin tourist attraction
____ Outline your essay using the OREO Boxes & Bullets organizer
____ Complete a rough draft of your essay
____ Edit and revise your rough draft
____ Your essay is written to persuade your cousin to go to the
attraction
____ Your essay includes an introduction, body and conclusion
____ The body of your essay includes evidence to support each reason
you have give.
____ Use the rubric to assess your own essay (must be handed in).
____ Type the final copy

Completed typed essay and self assessment rubric due
Tuesday April 22
nd

Wisconsin Tourist Attractions
Milwaukee Attractions
Cool Waters
Discovery World
Lake Michigan /Lakefront
Milwaukee County Zoo
Pabst Mansion
Schlitz Audubon Nature Center
State Fair
Summerfest & other summer
festivals
The Domes
Milwaukee Riverwalk

Museums
Aviation Museum (Racine)
Betty Brinn Childrens Museum
Circus Museum (Baraboo)
EAA Air Adventure Museum
(Oshkosh)
Milton House Museum
Milwaukee Art Museum
Milwaukee Public Museum
Warren Cranberry Museum





Popular State Attractions
Aztalan State Park
Bristol Renaissance Faire
Cave on the Mounds
Door County
House on the Rock
Jelly Belly Factory
Kettle Moraine State Parks
Kohler Design Studio
Lake Geneva
Madison (state capitol)
Noahs Ark
Old World Wisconsin
Wisconsin Dells
Sport Attractions
Bradley Center / Milwaukee Bucks
Green Bay Packer Hall of Fame
Lambeau Field /Green Bay Packers
Miller Park/ Milwaukee Brewers
Milwaukee Admirals

Have another idea that is not listed
here? Come and talk to Mrs. Falksen
about it!
I want to take my cousin to

_______________________________________________
Name: ____________________________________ Essay Topic: ______________________________ Date: _______________

Self Assessment
Circle the box that best represents the work you have done in your essay
for each of the qualities of a persuasive essay.

4 3 2 1
Organization
My essay is clearly
organized and flows
smoothly from
beginning to end.
My essay has a clear
beginning, middle, and
ending, but one of
those parts needs to be
strengthened.
My essay has a
beginning, middle, and
ending but two of those
parts are weak
My organization of
the essay is unclear
and confusing.
Main idea My opinion statement is
clearly stated and is very
convincing and
informative. All reasons
support the main idea.
My opinion statement
is clear and most of the
reasons support the
opinion.
My opinion statement
is clear but supporting
reasons are needed.
My opinion
statement and
supporting reasons
are needed.
Evidence Evidence is detailed and
strongly supports all
reasons.
Evidence is detailed
and supports most
reasons.
Evidence supports
some details.
Evidence is not
provided.
Voice
My voice is confident,
positive, and convincing.
My voice is confident
but needs to be more
persuasive.
My voice needs to be
more confident and
persuasive.
My voice cannot be
heard.
Conventions
The grammar and
punctuation are correct,
and all the words are
spelled correctly.
There are a few
grammar and
punctuation errors but
they are not distracting
to the reader.
Grammar and
punctuation errors are
seen in a several
sentences and are
distracting where they
appear.
Nearly every
sentence contains
spelling,
punctuation, or
grammar errors.