Your mission is to construct a persuasive essay. In this essay, you will convince your audience whether or not the tree in The Giving Tree is weak or strong. You will utilize rhetorical appeals (ethos, pathos, and logos) to create a strong argument in hopes of persuading your audience. Your essay is to be entirely in your own words. You are not to copy anything from the internet or share your paper with a friend. This paper will be submitted to TurnItIn on Schoology to check for any kind of plagiarism. Plagiarism of any kind may result in a zero for the assignment, a write-up, a U in conduct, and loss of exemption status.

Essay Requirements:
2 full pages
1” margins
double-spaced
Times New Roman, 12-point font
MLA heading
Correct grammar/spelling

You must include in your essay:

A creative title (cannot be the name of the book)
An introduction
A strong, thesis statement (the last sentence of your introduction)
Strong conclusion that wraps up your paper
2 body paragraphs minimum
Clear transition sentences
Examples from the story that support your thesis
Real life examples that support your thesis