Interactive Tools and Lessons fo

Interactive Tools and Lessons for "Persuasive Writing"

Interactive Tools

Lesson Plans
Case for Reading—Examining Challenged and Banned Books	Grade 3-5	Students will analyze the book then write a persuasive piece, on their view about the book
Can You Convince Me? Developing Persuasive Writing	Grade 3-5	While "Playing" a game, students are made aware of their inherent knowledge of persuasive argument
Vote for Me! Developing, Writing, and Evaluating Persuasive Speeches	Grade 3-5	This lesson encourages fourth- and fifth-grade students to think critically and write persuasively by focusing on preparing, giving, and evaluating mock campaign speeches.
Voting! What’s It All About?	Grade 3-5	Students learn about the voting process through read-alouds, partner and independent reading then share information through writing activities and discussions.
Analyzing Advice as an Introduction to Shakespeare	Grade 6-8	Students to explore an excerpt from Shakespeare’s Hamlet
Exploring Free Speech and Persuasion with Nothing But The Truth	Grade 6-8	*After reading Avi’s Nothing But The Truth* and examining the resources related to First Amendment students compose and present position statement and supporting evidence**
Expository Escapade—Detective’s Handbook	Grade 6-8	Students will combine reading in the detective fiction genre with expository writing
Inventing and Presenting Unit 3: Persuasive Speaking and Invention Promotion	Grade 6-8	Students design, build, and test inventions, data is recorded using commonly accepted scientific principles. Students write an appropriate speech for sharing their results
Literary Characters on Trial: Combining Persuasion and Literary Analysis	Grade 6-8	Students exercise their oral and written persuasion skills by playing a role in a mock trial of a literary character.
Persuasive Essay: Environmental Issues	Grade 6-8	Students create persuasive essays that address environmental issues that are relevant to their lives.
Reader Response in Hypertext: Making Personal Connections to Literature	Grade 9-12	Students write a narrative of place, a character sketch, an extended metaphor poem and a persuasive essay then link all four texts to the quotations.
Authentic Persuasive Writing to Promote Summer Reading	Grade 9-12	Students to create brochures and flyers that suggest books for the summer months.
Argument, Persuasion, or Propaganda? Analyzing World War II Posters	Grade 9-12	Students analyze World War II posters to explore how argument, persuasion, and propaganda differ.
Propaganda Techniques in Literature and Online Political Ads	Grade 9-12	Students draw conclusions from an analysis of propaganda techniques used in a piece of literature