Write a response in which you argue what success really means. What does it mean to “win”?

When writing, it is important to consider your audience and purpose so you can write appropriately for them. Your audience consists of your teacher and peers, and your purpose is implied within the writing prompt. Reread the prompt to determine your purpose for writing. 

To begin, review the questions below and then select a strategy, such as brainstorming, journaling, reading, or discussing, to generate ideas.

After generating ideas, begin the prewriting process by writing a summary of your writing plan. In your summary, respond to the following questions:

• Purpose: What does it mean to win? How do the texts support your argument?
• Audience: Who is your audience? How do you want them to view the texts differently?
• Introduction: How will you introduce the topic and thesis of your essay? Do your topic and thesis present a unique perspective on the texts?
• Thesis Statement: What is your claim about the topic or issue? How can you word your claim so it is clear to readers?
• Evidence: What evidence will you use to support your claim? What facts, details, examples, and quotations will convince your audience to agree with your claim?
• Rhetorical Devices: What kinds of techniques and language will you use to persuade your audience? How can you appeal to your audience’s logic, emotions, and ethics?
• Transitions: How will you smoothly transition from one idea to another within and across paragraphs?
• Conclusion: How will you wrap up your argument? How can you restate the main ideas in your argument without being redundant?

Response Instructions

Use the questions in the bulleted list to write a one-paragraph summary. Your summary should describe what you will argue in your argumentative essay like the one above. 

Don’t worry about including all of the details now; focus only on the most essential and important elements. You will refer back to this short summary as you continue through the steps of the writing process.

If you achieve what you want to and are happy, then I think that is a success. It could be applied to life in general or to individual tasks in life. My definition of success is achieving personal goals, whatever they may be. Rhetorical Devices that i’ll probably use are logic and emotions. The two texts I’ll probably use will be Fences and Texas Tiny Homes. 

other texts I can use are