Teaching Persuasive Essay Writing: From Bellingham Schools
Module One - Developing the Construct: So what exactly is persuasive writing?
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