What does persuade mean? To persuade means to cause someone to do something by asking, arguing, or giving reasons to believe something.
The video below explains how the word OREO can help write a persuasive argument.
Today we will use the OREO strategy and apply what we learned about persuasive writing to construct a book review. Here is an example of a book review, Horrible Harry and the Purple People by Suzy Kline.
| Novice | Practitioner | Expert | |
| Introduction | Included title and author in the review. | Included the title, author and main characters in the review. | All of practitioner plus included the setting. |
| Opinion | Your opinion was partially included in the review. | Your opinion was well structured and included in the review. | All of practitioner plus used strong words that will persuade the audience. |
| Reason | Included the big problem as an example. | All of practitioner plus how the character changes or reacts to the problem. | |
| Example | Made a connection with the book reviewed. | Made a connection with another book in this series. | All of practitioner plus made a connection to another book that is similar or different to the book you reviewed. |
| Opinion | Restated the opinion. |
Today you will transfer the book review you composed using the OREO strategy to the book review section of the William O. Schaefer library catalogue, OPALS. OPALS is an acronym and stands for online public access library system.
Watch the how to video below to learn how to post your book review to William O. Schaefer OPALS.
How To Post a Book Review
