Category: This assignment will go under the Writing Category-4 points. Directions: Choose between Mark Twain's excerpt from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer or
Ray Bradbury's "The Flying Machine" to explain one of the persuasive techniques (ethos,
pathos, logos) that the author uses in their work.
1. Format your answer in an evidence and analysis organization. (3-4 sentences- stay within
this range)
2. Use one direct quote from the excerpt to support your persuasive technique with an
internal citation. (Twain pg. #) or (Bradbury pg. #)
3. Watch your use of capitalization, commas, semicolons, and possessive nouns.
4. Write in 3rd person.
Sentence Frames:
In Mark Twain's The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, the author uses the persuasive technique of
In Ray Bradbury's "The Flying Machine", the inventor demonstrates the persuasive technique
of

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