Students research early suffragists in an effort to find the most influential leader of the movement. They give presentations and the class chooses a winner. They write letters to the postmaster suggesting they be placed on a stamp.

Young scholars write a curator's report in order to persuade a board of directors to purchase an artwork for a museum.

Learners read various articles related to transportation and land use. They cite textual references as they engage in panel discussions, shared inquiry discussions and debates. They write a persuasive essay on the topic.

Seventh graders, in pairs, decide on a product they would like to advertise and design an advertising plan for said product. Using ClarisWorks, 7th graders create an advertisement using pictures, vote on their favorite and discuss what...

Eighth graders use Newton's Laws of Motion to assist a troop in making a winning car in the Pine Wood Derby.

Third graders are given an opportunity to create a visual to accompany their presentations of their persuasive essays. They may use the computer or other media as resources.

Provided by Arizona State University, this website is a comprehensive thematic, inquiry-based art education resource. Includes two interdisciplinary units of lessons.

This website provides the full text of Jane Austen's novel, "Emma." Also included is a brief paragraph with information on the novel's context, main characters, and major events.

Here, read the full text of Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice." The novel's chapters are preceded by a brief paragraph introducing the story's major characters and events.

At this website, read the full textr of Jane Austen's "Mansfield Park." Novel's chapters are preceded by a brief paragraph introcuding the novel, its characters, and its major events.

Here, read all 31 chapters of Jane Austen's novel, "Northanger Abbey." This website includes a brief paragraph introducing the novel, its characters, and plot.

Here, read the full text of Jane Austen's epistolary novel, "Lady Susan." Included is a brief paragraph introducing the text and its major characters.

Part of a larger website provided by Arizona State University on Chicano art, this learning is focused on "Protest and Persuasion," in art, particularly in printmaking or making murals. Includes lessons, sample work, and more.

From the novel titled "We the Media," this essay from writer Adam Hochschild presents a persuasive argument against the volume of televisions in places of public transport. A good model which can be used as a resource for students.

Orville Edwards describes how community gardens help improve the quality of life in the city in this video segment from WILD TV.

In-depth, 18-page teacher guide for "Persuasion" includes a lengthy introduction, overview of characters and historical background, and biographical sketch of the author. Also features lists of thought-provoking, pre-reading questions as...

The companion site to the PBS series, this site chronicles the growth of photography, both in our private lives and in the public world of news and journalism. The site includes narrative from the series as well as images and teaching...

This in-depth study guide offers 22 different questions to think about when reading the novel, a list of notable phrases, and a short vocabulary list. Also contains links to other resources on the web.

This site contains a wealth of information about logical fallacies (flawed logic) and gives detailed explanations of some of the most common forms, which are listed in a menu along the left hand side of the page. Since many of these...

This page lists and explains 18 of the most commonly used logical fallacies. "The name of each fallacy is followed by a brief description and an example from the field of psychology."

Contains plans for five lessons that use Avi's "Nothing But the Truth" to teach about free speech and give young scholars an opportunity to develop persuasive arguments. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan...

Students will learn tips about persuasive writing from this GrammarCheck infographic. Students will find easy-to-remember steps that will assist students when drafting a persuasive writing piece.

The complete text of "Persuasion" by Jane Austen is available here in PDF format. Persuasion, which was first released in 1818, is 304 pages pages long.

This free online application is designed to help students in grades 5-12 write an online persuasive essay.