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WRITING                                                                                                                               MISSION



           Persuasive Writing In persuasive writing, you write to convince the reader of your opinion.                                 Live curious.
           To persuade the reader, you use facts to support your opinion. Write strong sentences that
           show you believe in what you are saying. Introduce your facts with expressions such as
           research shows, according to, and the facts show that.



          1    Read. How does the writer persuade? Underline the words.                                                                Think. Pair. Share.


                                                                                                                                       •   How do you find answers
                   Exploring Space                                                                                                        to the things you want


                      People spend a lot of time and money on space exploration. I think                                                  to know?
                   this is a good thing. We can learn a lot about our lives here on Earth                                              •   Do you search for answers

                   when we discover more about space.                                                                                     even when it’s difficult?
                      The facts show that many inventions we use today come from the
                   technology people used to travel to space. For example, all smartphones                                             •   How do you feel when you
                   today have a small camera. Space scientists started to make these in                                                   finally find the answer?

                   the 1990s so that they could take small cameras into space.
                      Also, according to experts, in many
                   places the water we drink is now much
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                   cleaner because of space technology. Space

                   scientists needed to search for ways to
                   make water clean on the spacecraft. We use
                   some of this technology today to keep our
                   water clean on Earth.

                      I believe that searching for life in space
                   is a good thing, too. It helps us to see how                                                                                                                                                   Jupiter
                   special our lives on Earth are.




          2    Write. Do you think we should search for life in space? Take a position.                                                                               Europa
               Think about cost, usefulness, urgent problems on Earth, advances in

               technology, and so on. Use facts to persuade.



          3    Share. Share your writing. Work in a small group. Listen and take notes.                                                                      “  We finally have the tools and technology to answer this age-old question:


                                                                                                                                                               Are we alone? Jupiter’s moon Europa is a beautiful place to go and explore
                                                                                                                                                               that question. ”

                                                                                                                                                               Kevin Hand, Planetary Scientist/Astrobiologist, National Geographic Explorer
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