Introduction
Time for ANOTHER paper! This time you are trying to PERSUADE your reader to take an action. 
Task
You will research a charity of your choice to gather information about that charity. Then you will try to persuade your readers to donate to your charity.
Process
Use the listed websites to find out more about some popular charities you may be familiar with or do a Google Search to find out more about one you know about. Gather information such as:
- Who does the charity help?
- How does the charity help that group?
- How old is the charity?
- Why / how was it formed?
- What is donated money used for?
- How many donors does this group have on average each year?
- How much of your donation does directly to the group in need?
- Do you (the donor) get information about how your money was used?
Be prepared to write a paper about the charity you chose telling us some of the listed information above, but also be prepared to tell the reader why this charity is important to you and why the reader should give money to this particular charity. YOUR JOB IS TO PERSUADE THE READER TO GIVE TO YOUR CHARITY. You will need to REBUT why this charity is BETTER than another charity that helps the same group, so make sure there is a second similar charity for you to reference in the conclusion of your paper.
Here's a website that tells more about the KINDS of charities there are:
https://topnonprofits.com/lists/types-of-charities/
Here's a website of the top 100 web-based charities:
https://topnonprofits.com/lists/best-nonprofits-on-the-web/
Popular Charities:
https://www.unicef.org/ UNICEF
https://www.safekids.org/front Children's Safety Group
https://www.aclu.org/ American Civil Liberties Union
http://bacaworld.org/ Bikers Against Child Abuse
http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/ Doctors without Borders
https://www.one.org/us/ World Activitivists
http://www.sierraclub.org/ Sierra Club
http://water.org/ Clean Water
http://www.feedingamerica.org/ Feeding America
https://www.heifer.org/ Heifer International
http://www.redcross.org/ Red Cross
http://ww5.komen.org/ Breast Cancer Research
https://www.aspca.org/ Animal Protection
http://www.wcs.org/ Wildlife Conservation Society
http://alz.org/ Alzheimer's Research
https://www.caringbridge.org/ Caring Bridge Website Creator
https://www.nrdc.org/ Natural Resources Defense Council
http://www.pbs.org/ Public Broadcasting
Evaluation
Your paper will be evaluated based on the persuasive essay rubric you can find at this link:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aJUhmXXsmgEeK7N0LSbP4ojgA2GP008-pripY4vGHpk/edit?usp=sharing
Conclusion
Your paper could be formatted in this way:
Paragraph One: Introduction
Introductory statement/hook: ___________________________________________________________
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List 3 key points:__(History)______________________________________________________________
__(Who is helped)________________________________________________________
__(Why this charity is important)____________________________________________
Thesis statement: I believe ______________________________________________________________
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TOPIC SENTENCE (Main idea- the history of YOUR CHARITY.) |
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DETAIL #1 (The start of your charity- who started it and why?) |
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DETAIL #2 (How long has this CHARITY been around?) |
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DETAIL #3- RESEARCH DETAIL (Give your reader a detail you found out about the CHARITY - How many donors? How much it earns each year? Number of people/animals/resources helped by the charity? Remember to tell WHERE you found it! - IN-TEXT CITATION) SOURCE: |
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CONCLUSION SENTENCE (RESTATE your main idea - the history of this charity.) |
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Paragraph #3 (Body Paragraph) |
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TOPIC SENTENCE (Main idea- What group is supported by YOUR CHARITY?) |
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DETAIL #1 (What help does this group get from YOUR CHARITY?) |
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DETAIL #2 (What are the results of this help?) |
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DETAIL #3- RESEARCH DETAIL (Give your reader a detail you found out about the CHARITY - Is there a personal comment about your CHARITY? An example of the help that it gives? Remember to tell WHERE you found it! - IN-TEXT CITATION) SOURCE: |
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CONCLUSION SENTENCE (RESTATE your main idea - the group supported by YOUR CHARITY.) |
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Paragraph #4 (Body Paragraph) |
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TOPIC SENTENCE (Main idea- the importance of YOUR CHARITY.) |
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DETAIL #1 (Why is this group deserving of the reader's money?) |
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DETAIL #2 (What personal connections/ reasons do you have to support YOUR CHARITY?) |
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DETAIL #3- RESEARCH DETAIL (Give your reader a detail you found out about the CHARITY - Why would others want to donate to YOUR CHARITY? Remember to tell WHERE you found it! - IN-TEXT CITATION) SOURCE: |
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CONCLUSION SENTENCE (RESTATE your main idea - the history of this charity.) |
Paragraph Five: Rebuttal/ Conclusion
Topic sentence: (RESTATED IN NEW WORDS) _____________________________________________________________________________________
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Objection to KP 1: ___Some people may argue...___________________________________________
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Rebuttal: ____________________________________________________________________________
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Objection to KP 2: ____________________________________________________________________
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Rebuttal: ____________________________________________________________________________
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Objection to KP 3: ____________________________________________________________________
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Rebuttal: ____________________________________________________________________________
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Closing: _____________________________________________________________________________________
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