The Persuasive Essay

 

Teaching Persuasive Essay Writing: From Bellingham Schools

Module One - Developing the Construct: So what exactly is persuasive writing?

with links to

Module Two - Creating the Assessment Rubric: What is the criteria by which you will evaluate your students?

Module Three - Refining the Rubric: What are the attributes of top-notch persuasive essays?

Module Four - Outlining the Instructional Plan: How will I teach my students what I expect them to produce?

Module Five - Providing Written Instruction: How will you be sure you have clearly articulated expectations to students?

 

Persuasive Devices:

http://www.familyeducation.com/printables/piece/0,2357,22-12206-739,00.html

 

Info about how to write a 5 paragrpah persuasive essay.

http://www.brunswick.k12.me.us/bjh/depart/curric/tut/peressay.html

 

Writing Persuasive Essays:

http://www.iss.stthomas.edu/studyguides/wrtstr4.htm

 

Topics for writing with links for research

http://saint-johns-brunswick.pvt.k12.me.us/student/projects/6_99la.htm

 

WebQuest: The Power of Persuasive Writing

http://volweb.utk.edu/Schools/bedford/harrisms/mainpage.htm

 

The Jessamine County Writing Resources Pages Persuasive Writing Resources

http://www.jessamine.k12.ky.us/writing/persuasive.html

 

Traci's 18th List of Ten: Ten Persuasive Writing Prompts: Persuasive-Descriptive

http://www.ncte.org/traci/tens/018.shtml

 

the 5 Paragraph Persuasive Essay and Prompts

http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Atrium/1437/pers.html

 

PERSUASIVE WRITING

http://www.rice.edu/armadillo/Sciacademy/riggins/persuade/

 

Trackstar is a site with lessons that are done using web sites. I have used many and liked them. When I can't get the lab I print the link pages and use them as print resources. The url below is about persuasive writing.

http://trackstar.scrtec.org/main/display.php3?option=text&track_id=4409

 

Persuasive Speech / Paper Research Worksheet

http://www.roe21.k12.il.us/wf168/fchs_denglish_persuasive.htm

 

Online PowerPoint presentation about persuasive writing and speaking

http://riceinfo.rice.edu/armadillo/Sciacademy/riggins/persuade/sld001.htm

 

Persuasive writing pre-writing technique

http://www.beavton.k12.or.us/Greenway/resources/persuasv.htm

 

Good lesson idea: A new principle is contacting all students about changing or adding to the school rules. Think of a rule you would like to change or add.

http://smasd.k12.pa.us/pssa/html/WRITING/ADAPT/exa24.htm

 

Rubric for persuasive essay

http://www.branson.k12.mo.us/Langarts/rubrics/persuade.htm