Q Okay—you've got a drafting plan and a working thesis statement. Those are the bones of your persuasive essay. Now let's add some meat (that'll be your argument)! Rest assured—if your thesis statement or drafting plan changes as you begin shaping the argument, that's okay. Use the following guided walkthrough to get started on turning the work you've done so far into a persuasive essay that argues your claim and considers opposing viewpoints. Please keep in mind that you'll have an opportunity to work on this assignment until the Sunday 11:59pm deadline (of your local time zone), so don't hesitate to revisit it if you need to. Constructing Your Persuasive Essay Draft Answer the questions below to generate a draft of your persuasive essay. Before you begin, you should refer to the assignment guidelines and rubric (click here) to make sure you're fulfilling each aspect of the assignment. You can also download/print the rubric. We'll be using the PIE method to structure supporting paragraphs, so feel free to look back over that material. Although this activity only requires five paragraphs, keep in mind that the first draft is only a starting point, and you may wish to expand your paper for the final submission in Module Seven. Click here to briefly review the PIE method Your responses to the questions below will be saved to the Notebook, which can be found under the "Course Tools" menu. At the end of the exercise, you will download all of your responses to a single Word document by following the directions at the bottom of this page. I. Introduction This is where readers will have a chance to get an idea of what your essay will be about and what you will prove throughout. Do not give all of your information away here, but give readers a sample of what is to come. Do not forget to review your writing plan to make sure you are hitting all of the points that you planned out, while also stating your argument.