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 tells the audience that “Most little kids get far too much homework.
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 States that Most Children are not as fit as they can be and that sitting around doing homework for hours is not healthy,and that”Kids work hard all day so they need time to relax and refresh their brains.
Pathos – Appeals to the audience’s emotions	Yes	“Homework is hideously hard to complete for most children”.and kids are not as fit as they should be and doing homework for hours is unhealthy
Ethos – Tries to build trust and credibility	yes	Kids are not as fit as they should be.”Worrying about homework cause of stress and frustration for parents
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	Yes	“Its well known that kids are not as fit as they can be