Students discuss connotative language, hyperbole, allusion, and rhetorical question. In small groups, they read one section of the "Speech to the Virginia Convention" and analyze these devices. Groups present their results to the class.

Fourth graders study persuasive advertisements.

In groups, write persuasive essays telling people whether or not they should be eating vegetables.

Students study patterns of population growth in an ecosystem and why populations must remain in balance. They interpret basic population graphs and suggest scenarios about different population growth patterns in an ecosystem.

Students practice detailed reading and study holiday vocabulary. They practice comparatives and superlatives.

Learners explore the mathematical concepts used to compare different types of vehicles. They create a print advertisement in which they persuade an audience to purchase a specific vehicle.

Students examine the current debate over sex education. They examine a variety of sex education approaches and determine which one is use in thier school district.

High schoolers analyze World War II posters from online collections to explore how argument, persuasion, and propaganda differ.

Middle schoolers develop a critical stance regarding environmental issues and research information to support it. Middle schoolers write persuasive essays, participate in peer conferences, and self-assess their writing.

Young scholars make persuasive arguments both orally and in writing after participating in a variety of activities. Students play a game, analyze an argument, and model a persuasive piece of writing using an online tool.

Eighth graders read the novel, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry and then watch a movie based on the novel. They write an essay comparing the movie to the book.

Students read Romeo and Juliet and then write an essay from the point of either Lord Capulet or Friar Lawrence persuading someone to adopt their views concerning marriage.

Students examine the presentation of the theory of evolution in the science classroom. They define and discuss aspects of evolution, evaluate the presentation of evolutionary theory, and write a persuasive essay.

Learners write New York Times Movie Guide Reviews using descriptive and persuasive language.

Fourth graders write persuasive letters. In this letter writing lesson plan, 4th graders read Sitti's Secrets by Naomi Shihab Nye and discuss their areas or topics of concern. Students select a person to write a letter to and how...

Students identify persuasive strategies and analyze arguments. In this persuasive writing instructional activity, students read "Chief Red Jacket's Reply" and "Reverend Cram's Speech to the Iroquois Nation" and chart major elements of...

Students create an effective classification and counter argument.  In this counter-argument lesson plan, students decide upon a label for at least three types of people and then describe their groups.  Students describe three...

Learners explore persuasive writing. In this writing activity, students review the concepts of persuasive writing. Learners read The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien. Students write a persuasive scene in which one characters attempt to persuade...

Young scholars explore persuasive writing. For this writing lesson, students read The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien and take notes on Gandalf and Bilbo. Young scholars write a persuasive scene between Gandalf and Bilbo and...

Students explore letter writing.  In this persuasive writing lesson, students write a letter to a local organization based on a topic of their choice.  Students employ the correct letter writing procedure as outlined in the...

In this persuasive text instructional activity, middle schoolers read an excerpt from an advertising leaflet and identify the persuasive words and phrases used in the text. Students then read the text about a Greenpeace campaign to...

Learners write a persuasive essay. In this persuasive writing lesson, students argue either for or against RFID technology. Learners research RFID both as a class and individually, and follow paragraph-by-paragraph instructions to...

In this different types of text worksheet, students review, brainstorm and analyze what a persuasive text is and what an instructive text is. Students then answer what type of text ten examples are as shown.

For this advertising worksheet, learners answer few questions about the subject, target, persuasive techniques and their design and layout they will use for their advertisement. Students answer questions in short answer format.